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INDEPTH: REENA VIRK
The murder of Reena Virk: A timeline
CBC News Online | April 13, 2005
Reena Virk
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July 7, 2005
Justice Robert Bauman sentences Kelly Ellard to life in prison, calling Reena Virk's death a senseless and remorseless crime. Ellard must serve seven years before she can seek parole.
April 12, 2005:
Third trial finds Kelly Ellard guilty of second degree murder in the death of Reena Virk.
» CBC STORY: 3rd trial finds Kelly Ellard guilty of murder
April 7, 2005:
A third jury begins deliberating the fate of Kelly Ellard.
» CBC STORY: Jury begins deliberations in Kelly Ellard murder trial
April 6, 2005:
Final arguments wrap up in Ellard's third trial. Ellard's lawyer attacks the testimony of key crown witnesses, saying almost every one of them described new memories after being prodded by the police and the Crown. The Crown prosecutor argued that as a whole, the testimony points to Ellard as a murderer.
March 17, 2005:
The crown's key witness – Warren Glowatski – describes how he and Ellard followed Virk as she staggered away from a group of teens. He testified that he and Ellard beat Virk and left her for dead in a waterway.
Feb. 21, 2005:
Kelly Ellard goes on trial for a third time, accused of killing Reena Virk. It is more than seven years after Virk was swarmed and beaten by a group of teenagers. Ellard was 15 when she was first charged. She's now 22.
» CBC STORY: Ellard's third murder trial begins
Nov. 19, 2004:
Warren Glowatski is denied day parole.
» CBC STORY: Glowatski denied parole in Virk murder
July 18, 2004:
Justice Selwyn Romilly declares a mistrial in Ellard's second-degree murder trial after jurors says they are deadlocked. "All things must come to an end. That time is now," the jury wrote.
» CBC STORY: Judge declares mistrial in Kelly Ellard case
July 14, 2004:
Jury begins its deliberations in the murder trial of Kelly Ellard, accused of killing Reena Virk in 1997, when they were both teenagers.
» CBC STORY: Judge gives final instructions in Ellard trial
July 9, 2004:
Ellard defence rests its case after its last witness testifies that Warren Glowatski, convicted of second degree murder in the case, paid her to spread stories that Ellard had killed Virk.
» CBC STORY: Defence rests in Reena Virk murder trial
July 8, 2004 :
Ellard finishes her third day of testimony, still denying she killed Virk, but saying, "I'm obviously going to be convicted. You've got what you want, my life is ruined."
» CBC STORY: Ellard denies drowning Reena Virk
July 6, 2004:
Ellard admits to punching Virk, but says she did so because she thought Virk was going to hurt one of her friends. She denies drowning her in the tidal inlet.
» CBC STORY: Ellard admits punching Virk
June 30, 2004 :
A pathologist testifies that Virk's death was due to drowning. He also says that if Virk had not drowned, she may not have survived because of a serious head injury.
» CBC STORY: Pathologist describes extent of injuries to Reena Virk
June 29, 2004:
Glowatski, convicted of second-degree murder in Virk's death, denies killing her, but says he watched Ellard drown her. Ellard lawyer says Glowatski lied repeatedly in his initial statements to police and at his own trial.
» CBC STORY: Convicted killer says he watched as Ellard murdered Reena Virk
June 16-22, 2004 :
In five days of testimony, several witnesses come forward to say Ellard admitted to killing to Virk.
» CBC STORY: Witness says Ellard admitted to killing Reena Virk
» CBC STORY: Another witness says Ellard admitted to killing teen
» CBC STORY: More witnesses say Ellard admitted to killing teen
» CBC STORY: More testimony ties Ellard to Virk murder
June 14, 2004:
A second trial opens for Kelly Ellard, charged with second-degree murder in the swarming death of 14-year-old Reena Virk almost seven years earlier.
» CBC STORY: Second trial begins for Virk murder suspect
March 4, 2004:
Ellard's bail is revoked a month after she is charged with assault causing bodily harm in connection with the beating of a 58-year-old woman in a Vancouver park. Ellard is ordered back into custody.
» CBC STORY: B.C. woman waiting for beating death trial arrested for assault
Feb. 4, 2003:
The B.C. Court of Appeal orders a new trial for Ellard, now 21 years old. The court ruled the Crown failed to give her a fair trail by asking Ellard 18 times why witnesses would give false testimony against her. Ellard was testifying in her own defence. Ellard – freed on bail pending her appeal – had served 18 months of a life sentence for second-degree murder.
» CBC STORY: B.C. court orders new trial in Virk killing
Nov. 29, 2001:
Warren Glowatski, the second teen to be convicted of second-degree murder in Virk's death, loses his appeal. The B.C. Court of Appeal rules Glowatski actively took part in Virk's killing.
» CBC STORY: Teen's killer loses appeal
Nov. 15, 2000 :
Reena Virk's parents sue the teens arrested in connection with the attack on their daughter, the B.C. government and several others. "Society doesn't make people take responsibility for their actions. This is one way to make them responsible," Manjit Virk, Reena's father, said.
» CBC STORY: Parents of slain teen sue her killers, B.C. government
Kelly Ellard (file)
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April 21, 2000:
A judge rules Ellard must spend at least five years behind bars before she can apply for parole. Ellard was 15 when she was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. The case was tried in adult court. Had she been 18 or older when she took part in Virk's killing, she would have had to serve at least 10 years before being eligible for parole.
» CBC STORY: Ellard gets the minimum
March 31, 2000:
Ellard is convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Virk. The 17-year-old-girl is led from the courtroom before she can say good-bye to her parents, to begin serving a life sentence. Prosecutors had described Ellard as the most aggressive in the group of girls who attacked Virk. The defence portrayed Ellard as the victim of a conspiracy by a group of young girls who were out to protect themselves.
» CBC STORY: B.C. teen found guilty of killing Virk
March 9, 2000:
The second-degree murder trial of Kelly Ellard opens in Vancouver. It's the third trial connected to the killing of Reena Virk.
» CBC STORY: Virk murder trial begins
June 18, 1999 :
Warren Glowatski is sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole seven years for second-degree murder in the death of Reena Virk. Justice Malcolm MacAuley says Glowatski would have a better chance at participating in programs and receiving an education at the federal institution of Matsqui than he would at a youth facility.
» CBC STORY: Glowatski given life sentence
June 2, 1999:
Warren Glowatski is convicted of second degree murder in the death of Reena Virk.
» CBC STORY: Teen guilty in Virk murder
May 13, 1999 :
The Supreme Court of Canada refuses to hear an appeal by Kelly Ellard's lawyers to have her case tried in youth court. She will be tried as an adult.
» CBC STORY: Second accused in Virk case will stand trial as adult
May 3, 1999:
Warren Glowatski admits he took part in the beating of Reena Virk but insists he did not kill her.
» CBC STORY: Accused testifies in Virk murder
April 12, 1999:
Trial of Warren Glowatski opens in Vancouver. He was 17 when he was accused of second-degree murder in the killing of Reena Virk. The judge rules against a publication ban on the details of the case.
» CBC STORY: Victoria judge rules out publication ban in Virk trial
April to May 1998:
Six girls - aged 14 to 16 - receive sentences ranging from 60 days conditional to one year in jail for their parts in the initial beating of Reena Virk.
» CBC STORY: Teen gets six months for Virk beating
» CBC STORY: More girls sentenced in Virk case
Feb. 13, 1998:
Three teenaged girls are convicted of lesser charges of assault causing bodily harm.
» CBC STORY: Three teens found guilty in assault on Virk
Feb. 9, 1998:
The first of the trials in beating and drowning of Reena Virk opens in Vancouver. Three teenaged girls plead guilty to charges of assault causing bodily harm. Three other teenaged girls go to trial on charges of aggravated assault.
» CBC STORY: Three girls plead guilty in Virk beating
Nov. 22, 1997:
Police divers find the body of Reena Virk in a shallow tidal pool, about one kilometre from where she was last beaten.
Nov. 21, 1997:
Warren Paul Glowatski is arrested and charged with the murder of Reena Virk. Seven teenaged girls also face charges ranging from assault to murder.
Nov. 14, 1997 :
Reena Virk, 14, is swarmed and beaten under a bridge in Saanich on Vancouver Island by a group of teenagers, mainly girls. Battered and bloodied, she manages to get up and stagger across the bridge toward a bus stop to make her way home. Two of the original attackers drag her back and beat her again and leave her in Victoria's Gorge waterway. That's where police find her body eight days later. Witnesses later testified that one of the accused bragged that she had one foot on Virk's head and smoked a cigarette as Virk lay in the water.
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