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20 years without parole for Elliott in ‘brutal’ murders Editor’s note: This story contains graphic details of the murders.
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Mothers of the two murdered women broke down in tears outside the Duncan courtroom where Judge Keith Bracken handed down a sentence to William Gordon Robert Elliott of 20 years before the possibility of parole. Elliott pleaded guilty last summer to the murders of 42-year-old Karrie-Ann Stone in July 2010 and 18-year-old Tyeshia Jones in January 2011, and he will serve a life sentence on the two counts of second degree murder, to be served concurrently. The sentence falls in between the maximum of 25 years without parole that Crown prosecutors Scott Van Alstine and Laura Ford argued for and the more lenient sentence of 10 to 15 years without parole that defence lawyer Scott Sheets endorsed. In coming to his decision, Bracken cited case law and said he considered a number of factors. The packed courtroom was hushed as the judge reiterated the facts of the case for a final time, calling the murders “brutal, senseless and callous.” Elliott picked up Stone on July 7, 2010 at about 3:30 a.m. from the parking lot of the motel where
Bracken also noted the “calculated” manner in which Elliott tried to prevent Stone from being identified, lighting her on fire as well as removing her personal items, including one of her dentures.
After recently removing all of their public recycling bins due to problems with garbage being dumped into them, Cowichan Valley Regional District is looking for a private contractor to host a recycling bin that will be constantly monitored. “There would be total control of what goes in,” explained the CVRD’s interim CAO Frank Raimondo. Cobble Hill Area Director Gerry Giles said she’s fielded “several” requests for such a recycling option since the bins were removed. The CVRD had run a neighbourhood recycling bin program since the early 1990s, with seven unstaffed bins in various public locations. That program came to an end last month because of soaring costs due to contamination of the recyclables with garbage. That has left people having to haul their recyclables to one of the three CVRD recycling centres in Duncan, Ladysmith and Meade Creek. The distance, particularly for south Cowichan residents, discourages people from recycling.
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Bev Stone, mother of murdered woman Karrie-Ann Stone, says with the sentencing of her daughter’s killer the family now has some closure and will move on, remembering Karrie as they knew her. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN] she was living. He drove her to his home where they had consensual sex for which he paid her. Elliott’s statement says Stone threatened to tell his wife about it if he didn’t give her more money and his response was to beat her unconscious with an aluminum
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