News Items tag as: Kamloops baseball bat attack

Jessie Simpson's mom publishing book about son's near fatal attack
August 25, 2024 - 6:00 AM

It has been nine years since Jessie Simpson was brutally beaten with a baseball bat by Kristopher Teichrieb, leaving him with permanent brain damage and a lifetime of confinement to a wheelchair.
Kamloops mom asks for Christmas cards for her son, Jessie Simpson
December 09, 2023 - 12:00 PM
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Every year during the holiday season Kamloops resident Sue Simpson asks the public to send her son Jessie Christmas cards to bring him cheer.
Kamloops bat attacker's home going to court ordered sale
September 16, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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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.
Kamloops bat attacker's home listed for $850,000
April 24, 2023 - 4:30 PM

A bat attack victim in Kamloops will reap the rewards of a court-ordered sale now that his assailant's former home is on the market.
Bank to foreclose $500K mortgage on Kamloops bat attacker's home
March 10, 2023 - 7:00 PM

Jessie Simpson is waiting for the court-ordered sale of his attacker's former home, but a bank's attempt to foreclose on the mortgage gives insight to how much he might get as part of his multi-million dollar settlement.
'Ready for justice': Judgement coming for Jessie Simpson civil dispute
February 14, 2023 - 7:00 AM

A judge is expected to decide later this week if the mother of a Kamloops man suffering long-term effects of a brutal beating with a baseball bat will get any cash from his attacker to help them care for him.
Jessie Simpson home for Christmas for first time in six years
December 02, 2022 - 6:00 AM

Jessie Simpson, who was brutally beaten with a baseball bat in 2016 and left with severe brain damage, is going to be able to spend Christmas at home with his family.
How you can help celebrate Jessie Simpson's 25th birthday
July 19, 2022 - 7:30 AM
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Jessie Simpson is turning 25 years old this month, and everyone is invited to attend his birthday party at his home in Savona.
Trial date set for lawsuit against Kamloops man who beat teen into coma
February 21, 2022 - 3:41 PM

A trial date has been set for a lawsuit involving the family of a Savona teen who claim his attacker hid his assets months before he went to trial.
One life sentence deserves another: Jessie Simpson's mom on attacker's release to halfway house
December 09, 2021 - 7:00 PM

The mother of a Kamloops man who was severely beaten with a baseball bat in 2016, leaving him permanently disabled, believes one life sentence deserves another.
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News Items tag as: Kamloops baseball bat attack

Jessie Simpson's mom publishing book about son's near fatal attack

Kamloops mom asks for Christmas cards for her son, Jessie Simpson

Kamloops bat attacker's home going to court ordered sale

Kamloops bat attacker's home listed for $850,000

Bank to foreclose $500K mortgage on Kamloops bat attacker's home

'Ready for justice': Judgement coming for Jessie Simpson civil dispute

Jessie Simpson home for Christmas for first time in six years

How you can help celebrate Jessie Simpson's 25th birthday

Trial date set for lawsuit against Kamloops man who beat teen into coma

One life sentence deserves another: Jessie Simpson's mom on attacker's release to halfway house

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