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B.C. court to rule in Abbotsford home invasion double murder trial | battlefordsNOW

May 8, 2026
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Abbotsford, BC
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B.C. court to rule in Abbotsford home invasion double murder trial | battlefordsNOW

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ABBOTSFORD — A B.C. Supreme Court judge is expected to deliver her verdict today in the first-degree murder trial of three young men accused of killing an Abbotsford, B.C., couple during a home invasion in 2022. The court earlier heard that 77-year-ol...

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