Friday, March 09, 2012

Not All West Bank Violence Is Our Fault

There are other "Westbank"s, like this one in Canada:

A Westbank man who killed his girlfriend by strangling her has lost his appeal of his murder conviction.

In June 2010, James Gordon Feil was found guilty of the October 2008 second-degree murder of Tiffany Fedechko, 23, a single mother.

The Crown’s theory was that prior to the slaying, Feil and Fedechko argued with one another because the accused wanted to have sex and she did not.

Feil lost his temper and proceeded to beat and then strangle her to death.

The accused waited 2 1/2 days before turning himself in to police, who then discovered the victim’s body in Feil’s Westbank home.

Police also found a notepad on the floor by the foot of the bed, with the words: “She pushed me too far. I’m an a..hole.”

At trial, Feil admitted he killed her but insisted that he lacked the necessary intent for murder and that he was guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter.

A B.C. Supreme Court jury in Kelowna, however, found Feil guilty of murder...

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