Family and friends of murder victim Ele Anthonysz held a second protest on Saturday, Sept. 22.
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Anthonysz, 33, was murdered on April 17, 2015 after her Hatzic-area home was set ablaze in the middle of the night. Two children also sustained injuries in the blaze. Ramsay pleaded guilty to killing Anthonysz in April of 2016 and was handed a life sentence with no possibility of parole for 20 years.
After spending two years in Kent Maximum Institution, Ramsay was transfered to the Mission Medium Institution.
AnthonyszB次元官网网址檚 family and friends were upset that the transfer occurred and held a protest at the end of July 2018.
After the protest, Ramsay voluntarily transferred to Matsqui Institution, also a medium security facility.
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In a message, sent to the Mission Record, Maginnis wrote B次元官网网址淓le AnthonyszB次元官网网址檚 family and friends are still putting their lives together after Ele was taken from them by a senseless and pre-meditated act of murder. Walter Ramsay received support and counselling in the two years he was in Kent Maximum Prison. Now the Parole Board has decided he is ready to transfer to Medium Security.B次元官网网址�
She also wrote that the friends and family object. They believe B次元官网网址渕urderers who are charged with first degree murder should have to serve a longer amount of time in maximum security prisonB次元官网网址� before being able to enjoy the rights and freedoms accorded to inmates in medium security prison.
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Maginnis said the protesters want Ramsay sent back to a maximum security facility.
