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Documents released by the Parole Board of Canada Wednesday say that VirkB次元官网网址檚 killer Kelly Ellard B次元官网网址� who changed her name to Kerry Sim B次元官网网址� demonstrated B次元官网网址渞emorse and victim empathyB次元官网网址� after discussing the TV show about the high-profile 1997 murder with her case managers.
The parole board decision said Sim, who was 15 at the time of the murder, admitted to playing a B次元官网网址済reater roleB次元官网网址� in VirkB次元官网网址檚 death, and believes it was B次元官网网址渟o horrendousB次元官网网址� that the television show, B次元官网网址淯nder the Bridge,B次元官网网址� will B次元官网网址渞e-victimize the victimB次元官网网址檚 family.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淵ou recently also demonstrated some remorse and victim empathy after a discussion about an upcoming television series based on your crimes. You said the series is disrespectful to the victim and her family,B次元官网网址� the decision says.
Sim is serving a life sentence for second-degree murder of Virk, who was 14 at the time.
Virk had already been badly beaten by a group of teenagers under the Craigflower Bridge before Sim drowned her in the nearby Gorge waterway.
The miniseries B次元官网网址淯nder the Bridge,B次元官网网址� released this month on the American streaming service Hulu, is based on a 2005 book of the same name by author Rebecca Godfrey.
The series is set to be released in Canada on Disney+ next month, and promotional materials for the show say, B次元官网网址渢he series takes us into the hidden world of the young girls accused of the murder B次元官网网址� revealing startling truths about the unlikely killer.B次元官网网址�
The parole board found that Sim is striving to have a B次元官网网址減ro-social life,B次元官网网址� raising her two children as a single mother after splitting with their father.
B次元官网网址淩ecently, you have also expressed frustration and anxiety about your situation and often blamed your inability to move forward on the requirement to reside at the (community based residential facility), the high cost of living, parenting struggles as a single mother, and your ex-spouse abandoning you and your children,B次元官网网址� the board found.
The boardB次元官网网址檚 decision to continue her day parole said Sim has improved her ability to manage stress and maintained her sobriety, finding that her release will B次元官网网址渃ontribute to the protection of society by facilitating (her) reintegration into society as a law-abiding citizen.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淚n making a decision in your case, the board remains acutely aware you destroyed the lives of the victimB次元官网网址檚 family by violently killing their young daughter,B次元官网网址� the decision says.
B次元官网网址淭he board has considered that you have since spent much of your life in prison and under community supervision. During this time, you have struggled at various points but have continued to make incremental improvements in your ability to manage your risk.B次元官网网址�
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