A judge is expected to deliver a verdict today in the murder trial of three men accused of killing an elderly Abbotsford couple during a violent 2022 home invasion.
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One youth has been charged with first-degree murder and assaulting a police officer after three people were found dead inside a home.
'It is currently believed that there are several perpetrators and hostages inside the bank,' police said in a statement, adding that the situation was currently 'stable.'
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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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