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Appeal in roadrage trial Parent wants conviction, sentence overturned
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Monique TAMMINGA Black Press
Just when the O’Brien family thought they could move on from what has been a nightmare since the hit and run death of their son Silas, they now are dealing with news that Brent Parent has filed an appeal to his sentence. Parent wants his conviction and sentence overturned for the 2008 hit and run death of 21-year-old Silas O’Brien of Abbotsford. Parent, 43, filed with the B.C. Court of Appeal on June 4. He is currently behind bars. A B.C. Supreme Court judge sentenced the Langley man in May to five and a half years behind bars and a 12-year driving ban. In front of a full courtroom in New Westminster, Judge Terence Schultes said he wanted to strike a balance between the Crown’s request to see Parent go away for eight years and the defence’s suggestion of three to four years. He also hoped that Parent would take advantage of anger management counselling that will be made available to him in prison. After he was sentenced, O’Brien’s father Rodger spoke to the media, saying the sentence was what he expected. Parent has 64 driving convictions and five driving suspensions. O’Brien said at the time that he didn’t think Parent would appeal the sentence. Continued on A4
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Six-year-old Adriel Klassen takes a turn on the climbing wall during the BerryBeat festival in downtown Abbotsford on the weekend. Organizers have hailed it as the best BerryBeat ever, estimating there were 50,000 visitors over the two days, with sunshine and new family-oriented activities keeping people at the festival longer. The climbing wall generated $1,900 in donations for the Abbotsford Community Services Food Bank. More photos on A3.
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