Two men who were convicted on a number of charges related to a violent home invasion near Lumby will find out the length of their jail sentences in the new year.
Edward Coghill and Stewart Tkachuk were found guilty by a trial judge in June of eight and nine charges, respectively. The charges stem from a robbery that turned violent at a home on Dure Meadow Road in September 2019.
The sentencing of Tkachuk and Coghill began at the Vernon law courts Friday, Dec. 13. It will continue on Jan. 10, the BC Prosecution Service confirmed.
The court informed counsel at the beginning of the sentencing hearing that the sentencing decision would be reserved for a later date, said Ann Seymour, communications counsel for the BC Prosecution Service. It is not expected that the court will impose its sentence on Jan. 10, though closing submissions from Tkachuk's counsel are expected to wrap up at that hearing.
Coghill faces sentencing on the following charges:
香蕉视频直播� Break and enter to commit indictable offence
香蕉视频直播� Robbery with a firearm
香蕉视频直播� Discharge a firearm with intent to wound/disfigure
香蕉视频直播� Unlawful discharge of a firearm
香蕉视频直播� Disguising face with intent to commit an offence
香蕉视频直播� Unlawful confinement or imprisonment
香蕉视频直播� Aggravated assault
香蕉视频直播� Possession of a firearm without a license and/or registration
Tkachuk is facing sentencing on the same list of charges, with an additional charge of possessing a firearm contrary to an order.
Tkachuk previously absconded from the trial by not showing up to court. The trial continued in his absence while police issued a warrant for his arrest in late February.
Tkachuk is currently in custody and has been since the summer, while Coghill remains on a release order with house arrest and electronic monitoring, Seymour said.
