Profile for Roxanne Egan-Elliott

Sex assault charges against Greater Victoria teacher spark new inquiries to police

Police have asked any minors who had contact of a sexual nature with 36-year-old Marnie Burnham, who also taught under the name Marnie Forin, before December 2024 to contact investigators

May 15, 2025 8:30 PM Read more >

Nanaimo bungee jumper injured after falling out of harness

The woman fell out of a harness attached around her ankles after reaching the lowest point of the jump, plunging about 10 feet into the river below, according to WildPlay.

May 14, 2025 5:15 AM Read more >

Misconduct decision in 2019 Victoria police shooting postponed

Lisa Rauch, 43, was shot in the back of the head with plastic projectiles from an ARWEN, a “less lethal” weapon designed to cause pain and incapacitate a person.

May 8, 2025 5:51 PM Read more >

Man who drove wrong way on Nanaimo Parkway, causing fatal crash, dies in custody

Michael Allison Rennie has been charged with criminal negligence causing death in the July 2023 crash that killed Reid Davidson

Apr 30, 2025 7:00 AM Read more >

Critic seeks answers after Port Alberni teen dies while in care of group home

Chantelle Williams, an Indigenous 18-year-old, died on Jan. 28 after being found unresponsive only a few blocks from the group home where she was living in Port Alberni

Mar 27, 2025 5:45 AM Read more >

Tofino man killed victim after they met up through dating app: Crown

Luke Priddle is accused of the second-degree murder of 47-year-old Mathew Phillips on Dec. 28, 2020, as well as robbing Phillips and stealing his car

Mar 26, 2025 4:45 AM Read more >

Appeal court finds Campbell River man's rights not breached by use of police dog in arrest

The court ruled Preston Hale Jaramillo’s rights were not violated and restored his sentence for firearms offences to four years

Mar 21, 2025 4:53 AM Read more >

Victoria firm wins appeal of federal fine for dropping worker’s wage

Northern Tropic Homes Ltd. says it temporarily dropped the man’s hourly wage to $24 from $30 because he had misrepresented his carpentry skills and required considerable training

Mar 20, 2025 5:00 AM Read more >

Day parole extended for man who killed real estate agent in Duncan in 1980

Kelly James Toop is serving a life sentence for the murder of Suzanna Seto, a 29-year-old Vancouver real estate appraiser, and the rape and attempted murder of another young woman in Williams Lake

Mar 19, 2025 4:28 AM Read more >

Langford man not criminally responsible for mom's murder; victim's brother blames mental-health system

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Power found Ryan Elder, 30, killed Raymonde Elder in a schizophrenia-induced psychosis

Mar 12, 2025 12:55 PM Read more >

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