The woman convicted of second-degree murder in the beating and drowning of teenager Victoria Rina Virk in 1997 has waived her right to a full parole hearing, a decision the Canadian Parole Board agrees to.
Kelly Ellard, now known as Kelly Sim, has been denied full parole by the Canadian Parole Board after she herself said on board that “I am not situationally ready” according to the ruling.
Sim has been on parole since 2017, spending up to five days a week at his own home on Metro Vancouver to be able to care for his two boys.
The parole decision says Sim has made “remarkable” progress in her rehabilitation after receiving parole for a day, earning her extended privileges of five nights at home and two nights in a community housing facility.
“However, there have been changes in your personal life over the last two years, and the stress of motherhood and housekeeping has begun to affect you,” the ruling said. “Your intimate partner lost his job and you were experiencing financial problems.
Already 39 years old and a mother of two, Sim’s parole benefits for the day were suspended for a short time in August 2021 due to indications of drug and alcohol use and mutual marital violence, but were reinstated in October.
The latest report says that she is focused on her children and communicates with her partner on the phone only according to her conditions.
“There is no information to suggest that you are using illicit drugs or alcohol. You are not at work at the moment, but you would like to get a job, “it said.
The board noted that Sim is committed to her correction plan and is working with her case management team to support her reintegration while continuing parole.
However, the board said it “remains aware that you have shown a willingness to engage in extreme violence and have had a history of aggressive and aggressive behavior. This history of violence must also be seen in the context of your moderate to high risk of re-offending. “
This, combined with Sim’s “relatively recent instability” before her parole in 2021, shows that Sim needs continued support from her public housing, something she would not have with full parole, the board said. .
“To your credit, you readily acknowledge that you are not ready for a more expanded form of publication at this time. As a result, the Council concludes that your risk of full parole is undue and that full parole has been refused, “he said.
Ellard was 15 when she and her co-defendant beat and drowned 14-year-old Wirk in the waterway of Victoria Gorge and was later convicted of second-degree murder.
Although she was 15, Ellard was convicted as an adult. She was convicted at her third trial in 2005 after a decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal overturned her conviction in her first trial and ended her second trial with a stalemate.
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