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Accused in WV murder told
police intruder killed his wife

A MYSTERY burglar must have killed his wife, Park
Royal Towers resident Gerald O’Grady told the West

Vancouver Police last May.

But there was no evidence to

suggest any break-in, a West Vancouver. Police officer told
a B.C. Supreme Court jury on Friday.

O’Grady, 69, has been charged
with second-degree murder in
connection with the death of his
wife Beverley, 64.

The police, responding to
O’Grady’s 9-1-1 call on May 18,
1992, found the couple in a pool
of blood in the kitchen of their
apartment.

O'Grady was calmly holding his
wife’s listless body.

The man told the police at the
scene that he was hard of hearing
and didn’t hear any struggle while
he was watching a video in the
other roam.

The jury in O’Grady’s trial was
shown a video of eclectic tastes,
from boxing to Pavarotti, with
Seinfeld in between.

Const. Percy Lye, a 17-year
West Vancouver Police veteran
and crime-scene expert, told the
court that he donned a full-body
white-paper suit that covered his
feet and hair before beginning his
meticulous examination cf the

By Brent Mudry
Contributing Writer

apartment.

Lye testified that blood-swab
samples taken from the apart-
ment’s phone and front door were
thick, while marks on the sliding
patio door were thin and faint.

The patio door, he said, was
unlocked but closed, and only two
faint footprints were detected
the middle of the patio.

Lye told the court that dust on
the railing was undisturbed, and
there were no marks to indicate
that someone had climbed over to
an adjacent balcony.

The balcony was over 13 feet
(3.9 m) from the ground, but the
police conceded that a ladder
could have been partially hidden
from passers-by in the nearby
trees.

The trial continues in Van-
couver.

Tory MP applauds
choice of Campbell

KIM CAMPBELL’S weekend election as Conservative
party leader drew mixed reaction from local politicians.

Mary Collins, Conservative MP
for Capilano-Howe Sound, said
she was delighted with Campbell’s
victory.

“T have been with her since the
beginning, and it has been a
roller-coaster ride,’’ Collins said.

“Her win has exposed the myth
that British Columbians cannot
win the prime minister’s job.”’

She added that geography and
gender were no longer issues in
leadership races at the federal
level.

Collins said Campbell has a
“real understanding of Canada
and its issues.”’

Campbell's victory marks the

m= . —_s first time a woman or British
NEWS photo Terry Peters Columbia native will be
Canada’s prime minister.

o
( logged arteries Said Mobina Jaffer, the Liberal
candidate for the federal riding of
North Vancouver, “ itis
A SERIOUS accident at the south end of Second Narrows Bridge closed the bridge completely Colurabian ‘Tm very proud that
for an hour Monday when a truck struck an overhead sign and jumped the concrete barrier. British Columbian is the prime
Two southbound lanes were opened after an hour. All three northbound lanes were closed for minister. But my concern is that
approximately two hours. The accident resulted in virtual commuter gridiock on the North. it’s suL Conservative policy ”
Shore as east-west arteries were clogged with commuters and ferry traffic. Traffic lineups to Ted White, Reform party can-
Lions Gate Bidge were so long they came within a kilometre of the Second Narrows. didate for North Vancouver, said

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By Kevin Gillies
Contributing Writer

the selection’ of Kim Campbell was
good news for the Reform party.

“Even as the result was being
announced we were receiving calls
at our campaign office offering
donations and help in the upcom-
ing election.

“The voters will not forget that
Kim was the main promoter of the

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Yes vote (supporting the Char-
lottetown constitutional accord) in
B.C. and that she took Brian’s
(Mulroney) side on every major
issue before she became PM.”

White said Campbell’s record
and the ‘‘offensive’? remarks she
has made from time to time about
people who disagree with her
point of view will result in further
declines in support for the Con-
servative party.

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