Sentences in Abbotsford

Decisions

1. January 30, 2026
   R. v. Santolla, 2026 BCSC 204Weapons trafficking; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking. Justice Warren B. Milman
   8 years imprisonment (3 years on manufacturing a restricted firearm, consecutive to concurrent 4 and 5 years on two drug counts)
2. January 27, 2025
   R. v. H.C.D., 2025 BCSC 450Sexual assault. Justice S. Dev Dley

   • Below the Crown's ask
   18 months jail, then 3 years probation
3. July 4, 2024
   R. v. Sandhu, 2024 BCSC 1388Second degree murder. Justice S. Dev Dley

   • Below the Crown's ask
   Life imprisonment, no parole for 13 years

   Life sentence
4. November 2, 2023
   R. v. R.L., 2023 BCSC 2154Sexual assault. Justice Ian Caldwell
   24 months jail (consecutive terms on six counts), then 36 months probation
5. July 5, 2023
   R. v. Wesley, 2023 BCSC 1273Second degree murder. Justice S. Dev Dley
   Life imprisonment, no parole eligibility for 20 years

   Life sentence
6. December 15, 2022
   R. v. R.E.T., 2022 BCSC 2297Sexual assault. Justice Diane C. MacDonald

   • Below the Crown's ask
   21 months incarceration, then 2 years probation; DNA, 10-year s. 109 prohibition, SOIRA 20 years
7. October 12, 2022
   R. v. Soranno, 2022 BCSC 1795Break and enter a place other than a dwelling-house. Justice Frits E. Verhoeven
   30 days imprisonment, served intermittently, then 12 months probation; DNA order
8. March 25, 2022
   R. v. G.D.L., 2022 BCSC 940Sexual assault. Justice Nathan H. Smith

   • Below the Crown's ask
   1 year in custody, then 2 years probation
9. March 9, 2022
   R. v. Gibb, 2022 BCSC 1853Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking. Justice Ian Caldwell
   20 months conditional sentence, then 24 months probation
10. February 22, 2022
    R. v. Hecock, 2022 BCSC 516Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Importing or exporting a Schedule I or II substance. Justice Ardith Walkem
    10 years' imprisonment on each of two counts, concurrent, less credit for time served
11. July 7, 2021
    R. v. G.B.K., 2021 BCSC 1391Second degree murder; Aggravated assault. Justice Heather J. Holmes

    • Below the Crown's ask
    Life imprisonment, no parole for 16 years (second degree murder); 7 years concurrent (aggravated assault), fully offset by pre-sentence credit; lifetime s. 109 prohibition, DNA order, non-communication order

    Life sentence