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Jeremy Hainsworth

Jeremy Hainsworth

Jeremy came to Canada from the U.K. in 1971. He has worked across the media landscape from small-town B.C. newspapers to Vancouver’s big dailies and at The Calgary Herald as senior crime reporter. He has worked with The Canadian Press, Reuters and The Associated Press newswire services and was a Bloomberg News divisional foreign correspondent. A specialist in criminal/legal issues, Jeremy has been a frequent radio and TV news commentator.

Recent Work by Jeremy

B.C. hitman gets life, no parole for 25 years in 'cold-blooded' murder case

B.C. hitman gets life, no parole for 25 years in 'cold-blooded' murder case

Sixteen shots were fired into a vehicle Kristijan Coric was sitting in at a Surrey gas station in September 2019.
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B.C. woman sues over alleged tattoo removal burns

B.C. woman sues over alleged tattoo removal burns

Katrina Dionne Glubrecht alleges she suffered second- and third-degree burns, blistering, scarring and skin discolouration
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Prolific B.C. child pornographer declared a dangerous offender

Prolific B.C. child pornographer declared a dangerous offender

Kristjon Otto Olson has been jailed for an indeterminate sentence after an international investigation.
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B.C. strata owner told to remove tents from common property

B.C. strata owner told to remove tents from common property

The Vancouver owner claimed the tents beautified the living environment and provided entertainment facilities for neighbours.
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Lawyers in B.C. mall murder case abandon mental disorder defence

Lawyers in B.C. mall murder case abandon mental disorder defence

Everton Javaun Downey is charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of girlfriend Melissa Blimkie at Burnaby's Metrotown mall Dec. 19, 2021.
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B.C. teen-pimping, human trafficking sentence cut to 20 years

B.C. teen-pimping, human trafficking sentence cut to 20 years

Reza Moazami was convicted of prostitution-related, sexual, and human trafficking offences against 11 teenagers.
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B.C. man jailed for fatal hit-and-run sentenced for teen sexual assault

B.C. man jailed for fatal hit-and-run sentenced for teen sexual assault

Alexandre Romero-Arata is already serving a prison sentence for the Vancouver driving death of Eoghan Byrne.
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B.C. teacher suspended for spanking Indigenous child

B.C. teacher suspended for spanking Indigenous child

"Her actions perpetuated the harmful legacy of physical abuse in Indian Residential Schools," the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation said.
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B.C. private schools again named in child sex abuse lawsuit

B.C. private schools again named in child sex abuse lawsuit

Teacher Ray Clavin and Father John Kilty have come up in multiple lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of boys.
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'Cowardly': B.C. man jailed 14 years for manslaughter

'Cowardly': B.C. man jailed 14 years for manslaughter

Andrew Wadden, 45, died after being stabbed 16 times in an assault witnessed by a family with children.
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