On the second day of their sentencing hearing for manslaughter, Nathan Monsour and Lee Hart told the family of Shawn Campbell that they are sorry for the attack that killed the Metchosin man in September 2018.
A Victoria man, 28, is charged with assaulting a police officer using his car as a weapon, dangerous driving, failing to stop for police and causing more than $5,000 in damage to a police car
Five lawyers, separated by plexiglass, were present in the small provincial courtroom. Paul Pearson and Chandra Fisher are representing the Crown. Defence lawyer Jim Heller is representing Armitage and Victoria lawyer Ryan Drury is representing Busch. Although evidence at the preliminary inquiry is under a publication ban, police have said previously that the two inmates escaped from William Head Institution by walking away at low tide on July 7, 2019. They were recaptured on the evening of July 9 in Esquimalt after being recognized by an off-duty RCMP officer out walking his dog. West Shore RCMP found Payne’s body on July 12 in his Brookview Drive home after he didn’t show up for work.