The woman convicted of the murder of Victoria teen Reena Virk has been granted an extension of her day parole.

Kelly Ellard was among a group of mainly girls who swarmed the 14-year-old Virk under the Craigflower Bridge on Nov. 14, 1997. Ellard and Warren Glowatski followed her along the shoreline where they continued the beating and held ReenaB次元官网网址檚 head under the water until she drowned. The 14-year-old Saanich girlB次元官网网址檚 body was discovered eight days later farther up the Gorge Waterway.

Ellard, who is now 35 and goes by the name of Kerry Marie Sim, was granted a further six months of day parole back in late July. She was originally granted day parole in November 2017 with the conditions not to consume drugs or alcohol, participate in treatment program, avoid certain persons, follow psychological counselling and avoid victims.

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Ellard, who is living in a halfway house, became pregnant during a 2016 conjugal visit with her boyfriend, who is also on parole.

The parole board decision said Ellard is very focused on her young childB次元官网网址檚 life and meeting her parental obligations.

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Correctional Services of Canada recommended EllardB次元官网网址檚 day parole be continued, stating the five conditions allows her risk to be manageable in the community.

ReenaB次元官网网址檚 mother Suman Virk, who died earlier this year, opposed EllardB次元官网网址檚 day parole when it was granted last November.

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The parole board decision pointed out the impact ReenaB次元官网网址檚 death had on friends and family who provided victim impact statements.

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B次元官网网址淭heir lives were transformed due to your decisions and actions and they must live with the reality of what you and others chose to do. The loss of their daughter has caused untold grief and their struggle to move forward is difficult.B次元官网网址�

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