Three young people plead guilty to manslaughter in Taig Savage case
Kelowna Law Courts. Three young people charged with second-degree murder in the Taig Savage case have pleaded guilty to the lesser included offence of manslaughter. Upcoming appearances in the case are scheduled at the Kelowna courthouse.
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Three young people charged with second-degree murder in the Taig Savage case have now pleaded guilty to the lesser included offence of manslaughter, the BC Prosecution Service has confirmed.
One guilty plea was entered Sept. 4, while the other two were entered Sept. 14, according to BC Prosecution Service Communications Counsel Damienne Darby.
All three were charged on Penticton court file 4453-1.
The court has ordered pre-sentence reports for each of the three young people. One is scheduled to return to Kelowna Law Courts on Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. to confirm the report has been prepared. The other two are scheduled to return Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. for the same purpose.
The identities of the three are protected by an automatic statutory publication ban under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
BC Prosecution Service said it understands the court has also ordered a publication ban covering circumstances put before it, including submissions by counsel and filed exhibits, to protect the fair-trial rights of adult accused Isaac Hayse Jack.
Jack is charged on a separate indictment and is awaiting a jury trial. His trial is scheduled to begin May 3, 2027, at Kelowna Law Courts and is expected to continue for about three months.
His next appearance is scheduled for Sept. 24 at 9 a.m. for a pretrial conference.
Because of the publication restrictions, The Boundary Sentinel is not reporting details of the circumstances presented during the guilty plea proceedings.
BC Prosecution Service directed questions about the precise nature and scope of the court-ordered publication ban to the court registry.
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