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FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2016
Airshow at ’Bay airport tomorrow
There will be entertainment in the sky tomorrow afternoon as the Boundary Bay Airshow returns to Boundary Bay Airport. Hosted by the Corporation of Delta and Alpha Aviation, the free, family-friendly airshow will celebrate 75 years of flight in Delta. Gates open at 11 a.m. with opening ceremonies set for 12:15 p.m. In addition to aerobatic demonstrations, which run until 3:30 p.m., the show will feature static displays, children’s activities, live entertainment and many food vendors. The annual airshow will also pay tribute to the East Ladner airport, which opened in 1941 as a Second World War training base.
Trial wraps up in just two days
Crown and defence agree that man who killed father in Tsawwassen isn’t criminally responsible IAN JACQUES
C o n t r i b u t i n g Wr i t e r
Justice James Williams has reserved his decision until Aug. 8 on whether Richard Dale Maranda should be found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder in the death of his father. Maranda has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Frederick Dale Maranda, 72, in his
Tsawwassen home on May 18, 2014. The two-day trial concluded Tuesday in New Westminster Supreme Court with verbal and written submissions presented by both Crown counsel and the defence. Crown prosecutor Jennifer Lopes laid out the Crown’s verbal submission while also citing previous case law to provide context for Justice Williams. “Through the filed agreed
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It is our position that Mr. Maranda has established on a balance of probabilities a lack of criminal responsibility due to a mental disorder. CROWN PROSECUTOR JENNIFER LOPES
statement of facts it is admitted that Mr. Maranda committed the offence of murder when he killed his father,” said Lopes.
“That takes us to the other issue: Is Mr. Maranda not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder? It is our position that Mr.
Maranda has established on a balance of probabilities a lack of criminal responsibility due to a mental disorder.” Lopes recommended the court hold a disposition hearing without delay so Maranda could be detained in a hospital. She said a verdict of not criminally responsible triggers an administrative process to determine whether the accused is a significant safety threat. MORALLY: see Page 3
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