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RCMP probe motive

ByCHRISLLOYD |

A North Vancouver
man returned to his
Westlynn
Saturday noon and
found his son covered
in blood and his
daughter lying stabbed
to death on the kitchen
floor.

Nineteen-year-old Mark
Jacklin has been charged
with the murder of his 17-
year-old sister Carol-Ann
Jacklin. He appeared in
provincial court in North
Vancouver Monday and was
remanded in custody until
Wednesday next week.

This week, as friends and
neighbors spoke of the
respect’ with which = the
Jacklin family was regarded

home.

‘ ae ae
by the community, RCMP
detectives were trying to
piece together the  cir-
cumstances and motives for
the hideous murder. .

There were nine children
in the Jacklin family, at least
six of whom were still living
at home with their parents
and grandmother who was
confined fo a wheelchair.

Most of the family was out
at the time the tragedy
happened. and it is con-
sidered likely that the
murder occurred — shortly
before the return of the
father, Gordon Jacklin, who
had taken a younger son toa
soccer game.

As well as Mark and
Carol-Ann Jacklin, the
grandmother was also in at
the time of the multiple
stabbing but it is reported
she was unaware of the

‘bave answered:

tunching off if two-year-old Jason Norman of North Vancouver.
(Peter Waugh photo) _

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murder, being very deaf and
out of the line of vision at the
time.

Carol-Ann was found lying

.on the kitchen floor with

stab wounds in her back and
other areas of her body.

Gordon Jacklin en-
countered his son Mark in
the front yard, covered in
blood and with a cut hand,
and apparently told him to
go inside to his room.

| ‘YOUDONT
UNDERSTAND’

Mark Jacklin is said’ to
“You don't
uncerstand.”

Carol-Ann was taken from
the house on a stretcher, her
tight curly hair soaked in
blood.

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A spokesman for . West
Van Police said officers were -
called: to ‘Laurie :Crescent
West after a complaint of a
disturbance. Numerous

other. calls’. were - received

“complaining ‘of the noise
. béfore the partygoers were
_ dispersed. .

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WEDNESDAY
Cloudy with showers.
Steadier rain towards

evening. Highs around
U1.

Point Atkinson tides:
highs 0440 hrs and 1720
hrs; tows 1105 hrs and
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THURSDAY
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Point Atkinson tides:
highs 0515 hrs and 1800

hrs; Jows 1130 hrs and
2355 hrs.