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Roxanne Egan-Elliott

Roxanne Egan-Elliott

Roxanne Egan-Elliott has been a reporter with the Times Colonist since 2019. She covers the Saanich Peninsula and social justice issues.

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Recent Work by Roxanne

Jury finds man guilty of shooting neighbour in Sooke

Jury finds man guilty of shooting neighbour in Sooke

Paul Tregear’s explanation that he wound up on his neighbour’s property with a loaded rifle because he was chasing a bear was rejected.
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Driver who nearly hit protester found guilty of dangerous driving, assault

Driver who nearly hit protester found guilty of dangerous driving, assault

The judge noted that while violence in Israel and Gaza was the backdrop to the incident, everyone in Canada has the freedom to peacefully express their perspective
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Man sentenced to six years in prison for impaired driving that caused son's death

Man sentenced to six years in prison for impaired driving that caused son's death

Matthew Gilbert Darlington, 49, pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death and was sentenced Tuesday in provincial court
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Victoria paralegal who embezzled $350K from employer sentenced to three years

Victoria paralegal who embezzled $350K from employer sentenced to three years

Melissa Jane Cielen, 49, pleaded guilty to embezzling $343,077.28, which she used to support her alcohol and cocaine use
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Nanaimo man gets four years for pushing girlfriend off a cliff

Nanaimo man gets four years for pushing girlfriend off a cliff

Kyle Gordon Ordway pleaded guilty in August to manslaughter in the death of 27-year-old Amy Watts, whose body was found in a wooded ravine below a cliff in June 2021
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Activists sentenced for blocking roads avoid jail time

Activists sentenced for blocking roads avoid jail time

Howard Breen and Melanie Murray were convicted of multiple mischief charges relating to protests around Nanaimo against old-growth logging
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Driver of loader who was shot in head by officer sues RCMP

Driver of loader who was shot in head by officer sues RCMP

Davin Cochrane, who was shot by police on March 28, 2023, after a chase that ended in Evans Park in Duncan, says police used “excessive, unjustifiable force”
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First-degree murder charges laid in 2023 overdose death of Nanaimo woman

First-degree murder charges laid in 2023 overdose death of Nanaimo woman

First-degree murder charges generally indicate a killing is planned and deliberate or that a killing occurred during another offence.
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Man accused of assault with car near legislature protest lacked intent: defence

Man accused of assault with car near legislature protest lacked intent: defence

Christopher Sura Johnson, who is on trial for assault with a weapon and dangerous driving in connection with the Dec. 3 incident, made a momentary lapse in judgement, his lawyer says
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'I was unhinged': Man accused of driving at protester says he was angry but not trying to hit anyone

'I was unhinged': Man accused of driving at protester says he was angry but not trying to hit anyone

Christopher Sura Johnson, 40, took the stand Thursday to tell the court what led to the Dec. 3, 2023, incident, which was captured on video and shared on social media
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