reise 1969-1994 TH 1 YOR CE GF are He SR OC Apri it 24, 1994 3 56 pages ae ate DFE seoraTt Office, Editerial 985-2131 Botte wy Fete i ae NGRTH AND WES VANCOUVER Display Advertising 980-0511 With spring turning warmer, we are gearing up for the best golfing weather of the year. Classifieds 986-6222 GET PERSONAL New interactive dating service, Talking Personals, slarts in today’s News Distribution 986-1337 25¢ NEWS photo Cindy Goodman AMBER MENNIE, 15, and sister Bobbi, 9, recently took pet ferret Bruce Lee for a stroll at Lonsdale Quay. The four-month-o!d animal has eaten a few shoes, but is otherwise a well-behaved companion. Shipmate provides emotional testimony in North Vancouver murder trial A FILIPINO sailor whose shipmate was brutally beat- en to death in North Vancouver two years ago burst into tears Thursday while testifying ait the mur- der and robbery trial of three men. By Brent Mudry Contributing Writer “LE don't want this to happen te any other seaman —- we have been good to this country.” sobbed John Berduk: wha, moments be fare cover- Se REAC ing his face in anguish in the wit- ness box. Moments Jater, Rebecca Billy of Squamish told a B.C. Supreme Court jury in Vancouver that Ryan Jacob and George Jacobs. both 27, openty bragged about the murder te her. Jacob, of North Vancouver, and Jacobs, of Port Moady, are charged with second-degree murder in connection with the Oct. 24, 1994. det uth of Jovito Baguna. Todd Moody, 23, of North Vancouver, is charged with robbery. The jury earlier heard testimony that Bayuna and a fellow shipmate were befriended oat) North Vancouver's Coach House Inn. and accepted a ride in a pickup truck back to their ship. But the two were instead driven to a wooded area, where they were beaten and robbed. Baguna subsequently died. Berdulagha, flown back to Canada from the Philippines for the trial, wilted in the witness box under withering cross-examination by John Tamme, Moody's lawyer. “Twant that my friend and com- panion in the boat be given justice.” the sailor testified through a Filipino imerpreter, “When Pleft home [had a fight and quarrel with my wife because my life is in danger here ... [left my house and my wife was frightened.” Berdulagha sobbed. Billy, 20, told Mr. Justice Kenneth Meredith that Jacob casu- ally confessed outside oa Brackendale lacrosse box one month after the murder. “[ didn’t hear everything, but he said he'd murdered or been involved ina murder.” she claimed. “He said he was kicking and punch- ing and hitting someone |. he said he le served what he gat.” “They'd argued about something small and they d seen him w alking in a wooden tunnel area.” Billy recalled Jacob telling her. “He seemed a litte bil high -- drinking or something — he scemed like he was laughing about the whole sub- fect” Billy told the court she walked away, but encountered Jacobs shortly after. ed him if what Ryan said was true. He said yes it was true,” Billy testified. “I’m pretty sure he said. ‘I kicked him a couple of tines and [shouldn't have done that... he said he tried to stop Ryan and he didn’t stop,” Billy told Crown prosecutor Mike Luchenko. Billy pointed out Ryan Jacob, wearing a grey suit. and George Jacobs. wearing a black blazer, in the witness bax. The tial continues. RR TA oA SUS Ica OT RS STA LUO SE Se OC a MN A RLS TOON PME ORTH SHORE SINCE 1969