Individuals accused of 2021 homicide appear in Penticton court

The 4 radical progressive successful 22-year-old Taig Savage’s 2021 decease person been charged with second-degree execution and volition beryllium backmost successful tribunal successful October.

Savage was recovered critically injured connected a way adjacent Penticton Secondary School successful September 2021. He was transported to infirmary wherever helium was pronounced dead.

According to BC Prosecution Service, of the accused 3 are youths, and the 4th suspect, Isaac Jack volition beryllium tried arsenic an adult.

All 4 suspects had tribunal appearances past week, however, 1 of the youths did not look and determination is an outstanding warrant for their arrest.

The different 3 were fto retired nether merchandise orders.

“I don’t consciousness that they should beryllium released into the community, each of those things look unfair to me,” said Taig’s mother, Tracey Savage.

Savage praised the RCMP for their enactment successful the investigation, but says the process of getting justness takes acold excessively long.

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“It makes it hard for the unfortunate and household truthful astir apt my efforts volition beryllium enactment into seeing that change,” said Savage.

A work prohibition is successful spot connected the identities of the 3 youths, arsenic they were nether the property of 18 astatine the clip of the alleged offence. All of the accused are scheduled to beryllium backmost successful tribunal successful October.

“This is justness for Taig and the important portion is helium mislaid that combat and I anticipation helium wins this one,” said Savage.