B.C. judge rules Abbotsford killers' Charter rights were breached

The family and friends of Arnold and Joanne De Jong will have to wait until the new year for the three killers of their loved ones to be sentenced, after a judge ruled legislated restrictions to earlier parole breach the murderers' Charter rights.

“We were expecting them to be sentenced, and we're wondering how long this is going to carry on,” said Helen Leusink, Joanne's sister, on Monday.

“It's like a rolling ball that will never quit.”

Khushveer Toor, Abhijeet Singh and Gurkaran Singh — each in their 20s — all face mandatory life sentences for killing the De Jongs in their Abbotsford home in May 2022.

The men's defence lawyers made a Charter challenge last month related to the "faint hope" clause in the Criminal Code, which allows convicted murderers to apply for earlier parole after serving 15 years in prison, instead of 25. ---More...

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