Final Chapter in Virk Case Written

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The second degree murder conviction  has been restored against Kelly Ellard in the 1997 beating death of Reena Virk.

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 8-1 that the trial judge did not  err in the instructions to the jury, throwing out the B.C. Court of Appeal's decision that had overturned the conviction on the grounds that the trial judge did not properly instruct the jury.

The Supreme Court disagreed, saying "the absence of a limiting instruction in this case did not amount to a legal error."

Had the Supreme Court upheld the  Appeal Court's decision, Ellard would have faced a fourth trial.

The complete reasons for the Supreme Court's decision can be read here.

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