Canada’s parole board has revoked day parole for the girl who killed 14-year-old B.C. teen Reena Virk, following a collection of constructive drug exams and behaviours the board mentioned symbolize “an undue danger to society.”
Based on parole paperwork, Kerry Sim — who was often known as Kelly Ellard in 1997 when she killed Virk — first noticed her restricted launch into the neighborhood suspended final January when she examined constructive for methamphetamine following months of “unfavorable and non-compliant” behaviour.
Though she denied utilizing medicine — blaming prescribed remedy for what she claimed have been false positives — Sim once more examined constructive for non-prescribed remedy in jail in April and later admitted that she “had taken one other offender’s remedy.”
In a call issued final month, the Parole Board of Canada instructed Sim “you current with an anti-social or delinquent worth system, that you’ve an unwillingness to just accept duty on your personal actions and your rebelliousness places you at a excessive danger for future delinquent behaviour.”
“Your behaviour locally previous to your suspension is inconsistent with what’s minimally required or anticipated on an earned launch,” the choice says.
“You disregarded minimal supervision expectations and when this was addressed with you, you turned hostile, argumentative, antagonizing, lacked accountability and deflected blame.”
‘Antagonizing, threatening and insulting’
Sim is serving a life sentence for second-degree homicide within the 1997 killing. The choice describes a 42-year-old fighting youngsters, single-parenting, substance abuse — and the results of her actions.
The affect of Virk’s homicide continues to reverberate years after Sim and Warren Glowatski adopted {the teenager} throughout the Craigflower Bridge and dragged her into Victoria’s Gorge waterway following a savage beating by a swarm of teenagers Virk thought have been pals.
The case has impressed books, performs, podcast episodes and a latest Hulu true-crime TV collection — starring Oscar-nominee Lily Gladstone — based mostly on the 2005 non-fiction e book of the identical title, Below the Bridge.
Sim — who has had a troubled historical past earlier than the parole board — has lengthy stood in stark distinction to Glowatski, who was convicted of second-degree homicide in 1999 however sought forgiveness from Virk’s mother and father, assembly with them to specific his regret.
Sim stood trial 3 times for the homicide earlier than the Supreme Courtroom of Canada lastly upheld her conviction in 2009.
She was launched on day parole in 2018, however has been hauled again in entrance of the parole board a number of occasions for home violence and constructive urine exams. Based on the parole paperwork, Sim was arrested in 2021 due to a deterioration in behaviour.
She returned to a neighborhood residential facility within the Decrease Mainland in 2023, however was out and in of bother. Employees described her behaviour as “antagonizing, threatening and insulting.”
‘An undue danger to society’
Based on the parole board, Sim was in the end apprehended on the facility following the constructive drug check final January, however wouldn’t go away her room, making “obscure suicidal feedback” and “screaming and kicking” earlier than she was taken into custody.
Sim — who’s the mom of two younger youngsters — has “struggled emotionally” resulting from her kid’s behavioural points, being a single mum or dad and “managing authorized custody points” along with her ex-partner.
The brand new Hulu collection Below the Bridge is drawing renewed consideration to the homicide of 14-year-old Reena Virk in Victoria. CBC’s Jason Proctor, who coated the story of the killing when it occurred in 1997, takes us by means of the most recent court docket paperwork and response to the present from these concerned.
The parole choice says she additionally voiced security considerations following the discharge of the tv mini-series.
On the time of the collection launch, the board famous that Sim had “demonstrated some regret and sufferer empathy after a dialogue about an upcoming tv collection based mostly in your crimes.”
“You mentioned the collection is disrespectful to the sufferer and her household, and that the index offence was so horrendous that it could re-victimize the sufferer’s household,” the board famous in a earlier choice.
The parole board famous that Sim has been working as a cleaner since returning to jail and has “demonstrated constructive behaviour” however concluded the chance of releasing her was too nice.
“Regardless of the time you might have had for self-reflection since returning to custody, the board finds you proceed to have interaction in behaviours and pondering that contributed to your suspension,” the choice concludes.
“You’ll, by re-offending earlier than the expiration of your sentence, current an undue danger to society.”
