Tuesday June 5, 2012 (Vol. 37 No. 45)
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Full circle: After starting his career in Surrey more than 20 years ago, Supt. Bill Fordy, has returned as the city’s new officer in charge, replacing Assistant Commissioner Fraser MacRae, who retired Friday. see page 5
‘Horror movie’ attack warrants minimum seven-year sentence, court told
Boyfriend urged to kill woman’s ex Dan Ferguson Staff Reporter
Bradley Wade Charters was manipulated by his girlfriend into attacking her ex-husband with a knife, a Surrey Provincial Court sentencing hearing heard. Charters, 48, was originally charged with attempted murder for the bloody May 1, 2010, assault inside a White Rock house in the 15800-block of Goggs Avenue. Following a two-day preliminary hearing in
December of 2011, Charters pleaded guilty in January to the lesser offence of aggravated assault. At his sentencing hearing before Judge Paul Dohm on Monday (June 4), Crown prosecutor Liane O’Grady said Charters should serve seven to nine years in prison, while defence lawyer Craig Sicotte argued for a less severe sentence of two years less a day. Charters, a skinny, frail-looking man with flecks of grey in his hair, sat quietly as the
prosecution and defence lawyers both told the judge that Charters was enthralled by his girlfriend at the time of the attack. Her exact motives remain unknown because she committed suicide by a drug overdose a few months after the attack, but there was some speculation it might have something to do with life insurance, the hearing was told. In her submissions, O’Grady said the woman convinced Charters to carry out the
attack by telling him her ex-husband had committed a serious transgression involving one of their daughters. O’Grady did not disclose details of the allegations, but said there was a police investigation of the claims and no charges were ever laid. She asked the judge to use only initials to identify the husband as “F.C.” and the daughter as “A.” when writing his decision, to see page 2
‘Weather the storm’ cops told Jeff Nagel Black Press
A leaked memo from RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson has warned the Mounties will soon be rocked by more revelations of officer misconduct on the heels of the crisis over the transfer to B.C. of a disgraced officer from Alberta. The force’s head said Sgt. Donald Ray – internally found guilty of sexual misconduct with ❝They’re now female officers but not fired and bracing for reportedly set to something work in a federal even more RCMP office in horrible than Surrey – engaged has hit them in “outrageous behaviour” that so far.❞ put a “sad stain Rob Gordon on our reputaSFU criminologist tion” and resulted in understandable concern from the provincial government. Paulson’s May 28 email warns members of the force across Canada that more recent and historical cases will soon surface in the media containing “salacious and troubling details of member misconduct” that will bring more criticism. He urged them to “hang in there” and “weather this storm” while work see page 4
On his mark
Gord Goble photo
Elgin Park Secondary’s Jake Hanna clears a hurdle during BC High School Track and Field Championships Saturday morning at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. Hanna won three medals – including two golds – in the Grade 8/9 meet, and was one of a handful of South Surrey and Cloverdale athletes to find themselves on the podium. For more, see page 23.
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