Brandon Sun By: Drew May
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The murder of 18-year-old Erin Chorney by Michael Bridges in 2002 was a Brandon family’s worst nightmare and her loss is still felt today, a Brandon courtroom heard on Wednesday.
Darcy Chorney, Erin’s father, testified on the seventh day of Bridges’ faint hope clause hearing in Court of Queen’s Bench. It ate away at me mentally, physically, emotionally, in a lot of ways … think of your worst nightmare and times it by 100, he said during a morning of emotional testimony to Crown attorney Mark Lafreniere.
Lafreniere and fellow Crown attorney Joel Myskiw called several members of Erin’s family to testify as part of their case.
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The murder of 18-year-old Erin Chorney by Michael Bridges in 2002 was a Brandon family’s worst nightmare and her loss is still felt today, a Brandon courtroom heard on Wednesday.
The murder of 18-year-old Erin Chorney by Michael Bridges in 2002 was a Brandon family’s worst nightmare and her loss is still felt today, a Brandon courtroom heard on Wednesday.
Darcy Chorney, Erin’s father, testified on the seventh day of Bridges’ faint hope clause hearing in Court of Queen’s Bench. It ate away at me mentally, physically, emotionally, in a lot of ways … think of your worst nightmare and times it by 100, he said during a morning of emotional testimony to Crown attorney Mark Lafreniere.
Brandon Sun By: Drew May
The Brandon courthouse. (FILE/The Brandon Sun)
A day that began with convicted murder Michael Bridges telling a Brandon courtroom he was experiencing “pure rage” when he killed 18-year-old Erin Chorney in 2002 ended with an emotional and tearful apology to the victim’s family members seated in the room.
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A day that began with convicted murder Michael Bridges telling a Brandon courtroom he was experiencing pure rage when he killed 18-year-old Erin Chorney in 2002 ended with an emotional and tearful apology to the victim’s family members seated in the room.
Bridges himself took to the witness stand on the fifth day of his faint hope clause hearing in Brandon Court of Queen’s Bench. Bridges was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder in 2005, but is asking to be allowed to apply for parole early under a now-repealed section of the Criminal Code.
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