Sentencing hearing begins for man convicted in gruesome Okanagan double murder

A sentencing proceeding is underway for a antheral convicted of second-degree murder successful the deaths of 2 brothers successful B.C.’s South Okanagan.

A B.C. Supreme Court country heard affectional unfortunate interaction statements from the brothers’ household connected Monday, arsenic their slayer continued to support his innocence.

A hiker recovered Erick and Carlo Fryer dormant successful a distant country adjacent Naramata successful May 2021.

Wade Cudmore, 35, was initially charged with 2 counts of first-degree murder, but a assemblage convicted him of the lesser offence of second-degree execution successful September.

At trial, jurors heard Cudmore utilized a hunting knife, a roofing hammer and a pump enactment shotgun successful the killings.

On Monday, the brothers’ parent broke into tears arsenic she told the tribunal their deaths had torn her bosom into a cardinal pieces.

Cudmore kept his eyes downcast arsenic CJ Fryer, the victims’ sister, delivered a connection of her own.

“I bash support hatred for you successful my heart, and that does not marque maine meek oregon springiness you powerfulness … I’m present to talk for their justice,” she told the court.

The tribunal had antecedently heard however the brothers’ bodies, chopped, stabbed and changeable aggregate times, were dragged into a steep ravine adjacent a wood road, wherever their remains were yet found.

The proceedings heard the killings were linked to a cause woody worthy much than $236,000. DNA belonging to Cudmore, who was connected bail astatine the clip of the murders, was recovered connected a hammer.

His co-accused successful the killing, Anthony Graham, remains connected the run.

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Second-degree execution carries an automatic condemnation of beingness successful situation nether the Criminal Code, with nary accidental of parole for betwixt 10 and 25 years.

The Crown is seeking nary parole for astatine slightest 18 years, portion Cudmore’s defence argued for 12 years.

Cudmore’s grandma was besides successful the courtroom Monday to amusement her enactment arsenic his ineligible squad made a lawsuit for rehabilitation.

In a uncommon country during a execution case, Cudmore addressed the tribunal astatine the hearing.

“I’m atrocious for the Fryer brothers being murdered and for their household but my communicative hasn’t changed,” helium said.

“I testified that I had thing to bash with the murders … we some person mislaid radical owed to this incident.”

Cudmore’s ain parent was recovered dormant successful her Naramata location a period aft the Fryer brothers were killed.

Murder charges person been laid successful that case.

A determination connected Cudmore’s condemnation is expected by Tuesday afternoon.

With files from Rumina Daya