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., Aana-Louice Pentland

Contesbuting Writer

.. ABC. provincial review board has

granted convicted murderer David
Henderson unescorted community
-- leave, despite strong opposition ~
from the victim’s family.
*-*The. hearing was mandated by the
" Criminal Code and is held ar Ieast every 12
months to review whether the accused remains
-a significant risk,” John Nunez, registrar and
peneral counsel for the B.C. provincial review
board, said,

Henderson was found not criminally
responsible for the Apzi} 22, 1992 murder of
‘North Vancouver doctor, Dr Verne Flather, by
reason. of mental disorder.

‘He was granted an extension of his current

ustocy order to up'to 28 days unsupervised

ave at onc time, at the discretion of the direc-
“tor Of the Forensic Psychiatric Institute,

©: heating ‘was ‘attended by. the three- .

ember provincial review board —— a psychia-

ial worker and boa 4 chairman Barry 7

Flather also said Henderson had a hit list in
his possession prior to his father’s April 22,
1992 murder.

“We're planning on warning afi the medical
staff at Lions Gate Hospital and North Shore
Health, but of course we don’t know the
names of all the intended victims on the hit
list,” Flather said.

“What our fears are, if he’s allowed out for
extended period of time, he’s going to go off
his medication and if he’s still holding
grudges... here we have someone who has
Clearly indicated some hatred for the medica
profession.”

_Nunez. declined to commeiit on the
specifics of the hearing and said the written
reasons for the decisions have to speak for
themselves. He said the written decision would
be available within the week.

Henderson remains under the care and
supervision of the director of the Forensic
wile a Institute and any overnight leave

be at the discretion of the director. -

Henderson will be required to check in with
his chiatrist and treatment tcam while out

.OM icave,

“We expect those | cople to. watch quite

‘closely. ‘These are clinical decisions, and not
"ones made by bureaucrats. Ir would be unwise

for us to get involved in that,” Dave Clements,

S° spokesperson for che provincial. ministry of

“health, ‘said. Clements said the review board: -

would "spell out, based on their medical exper-

>. tise, ‘what community supports would need to
o be in. place before

enderson could be

“.., released.

A Web site dedicated to keeping the public
infornicd : about . dangerous ; offenders; —
ngerousofienders.com -

Tnstead © the" federal. Crown
“lawyer. asked. the judge to
afine. .-
“Richardson did not take the

stand during the tial.

-Richardson’s lawyer’ John

Conroy said that at the time of

the offence, Compassion Club .
“puns are endless. don’t want :
to blow smoke on this issue.”

‘marijuana: was: stored off-site
and brought. to the club. in
- mall quan sates by. Richardson
: and 0 ers.

suspended s sentenc

is ‘available .

Canroy. asked for a:

THE following people
have appeared in
North Vancouver
provincial court to
face various charges:

Before Judge Bill Rodgers
on July 2:

Bruce Douglas Vollmer,
34, of North Vancouver, was
jailed 90 days after he plead-
ed guilty.to:

@ = stealing merchandise
belonging to Westfair foods
Ltd. on March 19 in North
Vancouver District;

stealing merchandise
belonging to Scars Canada
on Feb. 24. in North
Vancouver City;

®. stealing”. merchandise

belonging to Starbucks. on.
April 21 in North Vancouver :

ci

a Boling C CDs belonging to
Cash Converters on June 22
in North Vancouver City.
Before Judge Jerome
Paradis on June 30

Dylan Stcyns, 21, of

North Vancouver, received
12 months’ probation: after

he pleaded guilty to traffick- .
‘ing marijuana on Aug. 6, .

The ‘light-hearted court
proccedings included laughter
when Judge Jerome Paradis

‘The ~~ judge
acknowledged his pun.
‘Responded Straith, ““The

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Sunday, December 12, 1999 —- North Shore News - 13

1997, in Vancouver. Steyns
was required to perform 75
hours of community work.
Before Judge David
Pendieton on June 25:

Sage Ellie, 23, of North
Vancouver, received 12
months’ probation after he
pleaded guilty to traffickin
marijuana on Aug. 15, 1997
in Vancouver. Ellie was
required to perform 75
hours of community work.
Before Judge Jerome
Paradis on June 29:

Jason Raymond Wist, 27,
of North Vancouver,
received nine months’ proba-
tion after he was found guilty
of committing mischief by
using a hockey stick to dam-
age a sign belonging to the
Mount Olivet Lutheran
Church on Aug. 14, 1998, in
North Vancouver District.
Wist was required to pay
$723 to the church. .

Darren Randail Lewis, :

34, of West Vancouver, was
jailed four months and
received 12 meaths’ proba-
tion after he pleaded guilty
to assaulting a woman with a

weapon on May 8 in North © j

Vancouver Ci
Before — Judge

“asked about the float. taoncy ;
‘which he called “seed money.”
‘immediately. -§

Paradis on June 28:

Tony Bernach, 41, of
Vancouver, received a threc-
month conditional sentence
after he was found guilty of
stealing 2 Ibs. of coffee
belonging to  Delany’s
Coffee House on Aug. 29,
1998, in Edgemont Village.

The conditional} sentence
order includes “stay on the
program you are on, the
methadone rogram and
complete it fully.”

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