A tenant arrested following a house fire that resulted in the death of a 44-year-old woman now faces a new charge of manslaughter
David Peter Gordon appeared by video from KRCC Monday for what was intended to be a bail hearing. But the matter was adjourned until Thursday.
Gordon faces one count of arson and another of manslaughter in wake of the fire. He remains in jail until at least his next court date.
Cheryl William, a cook at Sk elep School of Excellence, was found unconscious following a fire in the 900 block of St. Paul Street on April 25. She was still in the building when firefighters arrived and pulled her out.
A police investigator works at the Overlanders Bridge in this file photo.
In keeping with a nationwide downward trend, Kamloops saw half the number of homicides in 2013 compared with 2012.
This year Kamloops police investigated three instances of homicide - one deemed manslaughter, one categorized as operation of a motor vehicle causing death and one that is still under investigation. For a city this size that number is fairly reasonable, said Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant Learned.
The Kamloops RCMP tally does not include the Anglemont murder-suicide of 45-year-old Tracy Nicol and 15-year-old Christian Robert Tallick.
The manslaughter stems from a house fire on St. Paul Street last May that took the life of 44-year-old Cheryl Williams. A Kamloops man, 32-year-old David Peter Gordon, makes his next court appearance on charges of manslaughter and arson on Jan. 2.