Kamloops bat attacker's home going to court ordered sale
It has been over eight years since Jessie Simpson was attacked by Kristopher Teichrieb with a baseball bat in Kamloops that left the then 18-year-old with lifelong mental and physical injuries.
And while Teichrieb was ordered by the court to pay $6.9 million in damages in 2021, so far Jessie hasn't seen a penny of it.
Teichrieb’s former house at 1715 Clifford Ave. in Kamloops is going up for a court ordered sale, Sept. 18, with the proceeds going to Jessie's mom Sue Simpson to help pay for her son’s ongoing care, but according to her recent social media post, Sue doesn’t think Jessie will be seeing much money.
In the post Sue said she's been praying for the court ordered sale for years but she doesn't think much money will be left once its sold. The house has a second mortgage, there are real estate fees and lawyer fees to be paid from the proceeds.
The house once belonged to Kristopher Teichrieb, but he transferred the property to his parents, Kornelius and Cheryle Teichrieb for $1 in 2018.
In February 2018, Sue filed a civil suit against Teichrieb seeking damages for personal injury and loss, but it wasn’t until 2021 that she was awarded $6,935,445, and it was never clear how or when Jessie would get the money.
The five bedroom, one bath house has since been refinanced and, according to a real estate listing with RE/MAX needed to be renovated. The house is currently listed at $850,000 with an opening accepted offer of $851,500. It has an unpaid mortgage of $484,700 and a $54,574 line of credit against it. The nearly $540,000 owed to the bank will likely be paid as part of the court-ordered sale before the Simpsons get their share. B.C. Assessment values the Clifford Avenue home at $973,000.
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While it is unclear how much the house will be sold for and what will remain for Jessie after all the “piled up” fees are paid, Sue said “this will be a form of justice, a closure to this chapter.”
Sue is writing a book about her son’s experience and is hoping it will be available for purchase early next year.
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