News Items tag as: Sydney Leer

Judge decries role as 'mental health worker' in sentencing teen arsonist
August 14, 2017 - 5:22 PM

PENTICTON - Judges routinely cite the need to denounce crime and criminals, but today a Penticton provincial court judge reserved his denunciation for a criminal justice system that forces him to be a mental health worker.
New mental health assessment ordered for Penticton woman accused of arson
June 12, 2017 - 5:30 PM

PENTICTON - Delays continue to mount in the sentencing of a woman charged with setting fire to a Penticton townhouse complex last year.
Concerns about federal prison program prompts delay in Penticton arsonist's sentencing
June 07, 2017 - 8:00 PM

PENTICTON - The sentencing of a Penticton teenager on two counts of arson was adjourned this morning.
Defence lawyer removes himself from Penticton arson case
May 05, 2017 - 5:16 PM

PENTICTON - The sentencing hearing for a woman accused of setting fire to a four-unit townhouse complex in Penticton took a big step backward today.
Lack of report delays sentencing hearing for woman accused of arson
February 06, 2017 - 11:03 AM

'TO SAY IT'S A MATTER OF A LACK OF RESOURCES IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE'
Woman accused of arson in Penticton townhouse fire to undergo psychiatric evaluation
October 17, 2016 - 12:17 PM

PENTICTON - The woman accused of arson in connection with a townhouse complex fire in Penticton last week appeared in court today for a bail hearing and was remanded for a psychiatric examination.
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
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Judge decries role as 'mental health worker' in sentencing teen arsonist