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March 11, 1984

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Ingrid Smith’s
ordeal is over

AN EMOTIONAL and traumatic two weeks have
ended for 22-year-old Ingrid Smith of West Van-
couver with the sentencing of Cariton Rojas for the
murder of a New Westminster woman.

carried out the ‘‘mindless and
senseless murder’’ but he had
then attempted to lay the

Smith lived with Rojas, 33, blame for it on someone else,
for five months before the a cowardly act.
murder and admitted during For Smith, for now, the
to trial to helping him throw _ ordeal is over.
away evidence that eventually
tied him to the killing of
Layla Underwood.

As chief prosecution
witness, Smith testified that
Rojas had left their home on
the night of March 17, 1983,
after telling her he was going
to rob and then kill
Underwood.

Smith told the court Rojas
had returned home with
blood on his jacket and the
legs of jeans, carrying jewelry
he had taken from the
y woman's apartment and
NORTH VANCOUVER bus drivers took over the route sheets that have been posted in their bullpen. lan Smith was able to described how she had helped
grab this shot before being ordered off the premises. dispose of the evidence

And in turn, under cross
‘ a cxamination by aggressive
defense lawyer Michael
Rhodes and through Rojas’

NEWS 'S photo El Elleworth Dickson
own turn on the witness
stand, Smith found herself INGRID SMITH
accused of the crime She ... chief witness

heard herself described as a
yealous woman who killed

Underwood in a rage and Plaza to
than coldly allowed Royas to

take the blame for her

a
Thur ublic
Thursday, after caght anda

- Trying to start strike, driver charges

A NORTH VANCOUVER bus driver, who is drivers to start a walk-out.”” came from ‘up above’,"’
-shop steward for the Independent Canadian Nordlund said he was Nordlund said. He adds he
Transit Union, charged this week that the Metro told by a Metro Transit was told the sheets would

superviser in North Van- remain up indefinitely. half hours of jury dclibera

Operating Company is harassing workers. couver that the sheets of The posting of the sheets tion, the yury reyected Rojas’ A PUBLIC meeting has been
--,Tom Nordlund says that plywood would stay up in is part of what Nordlund defense and found him gutlty scheduled for April 2 for an
Management of the North the bullpen despite the charges is a campaign of of second degice murder applheation by FO) Ont tn
Vancouver bus garage is at- " driver’s refusal to sign the ‘‘intimidation and harass- briday. Justice Patrick | vestments bid) to construct a
tempting to provoke bull-pen arca, leading to route sheets. ment to try and get 80- Dohme passed sentence on shopping plaza at Kodgman

workers to walk off the job, over-crowding of alrcady That refusal is part of the meone {to do something Rojas, over culling the recom Avenuc and Marine Drive
ending their “‘unstrike’’ cramped quarters. union's “*unstrike’’ aimed stupid and start a walk- mendation of the bo member Phe one story shopping
| against the bus operating “They’ve cut the space at forcing management to — out.”’ . fury that Rojas be echigible for plaza would imelude four
' gompany. available to drivers downto come to agreement on a **Management,’’ he says, parole alter serving FO years comumercal tenants anda
- less than 100 square feet,’’ new contract. The drivers  ‘‘doesn’t seem to want to ot a bite sentence Nave On boods gprocery
“* Nordlund says the com- = said Nordlund. ‘In’ the have been without a con- help the situation.” Keryas bastice. barbie store The plaza which con
pany has posted a number = mornings we have as many tract since last March. A spokesman for the ordered oimust setxve at least sists of two buikdings would
of route sheets, attached to — as 20 drivers in there. ‘“*l asked who had company could not be PSovearv ot Bis sentence bee oecoupy about 78 400 sqft
. free-standing pieces of ‘‘Management is going ordered the sheets put up = reached for comment prior the oo dastardiy oriarcdes ot floor space with the
. plywood, in the drivers’ out of its way to harass the and they said the arders to press time. bro was trad Ctrery hy ote REOCEHY store Caheng up
racddpe sand that Royas had AO FOU SG fh of that space

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