Mother of Surrey Six victim hopes for justice ahead of verdicts
Posted October 1, 2014 12:48 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It’s been nearly seven years since the Surrey Six murders and the mother of the one of the innocent victims hopes justice will finally be served.
Tomorrow, verdicts are expected to be handed down for two of the accused in the killings.
Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston have been on trial for more than 100 days. They’ve pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges.
Eileen Mohan’s son, Chris, was one of two innocent by-standers killed that night. She’s attended all but three days of the trial and says every day is a struggle for her. “The way I look at it, you cannot walk to the doorstep of my home and steal the precious, innocent life of my only son and expect to walk free in the streets.”
She’s hopeful the two spend life behind bars. “There’s nothing I can do, nothing I can say that would make this wrong so right. The only thing I decided to do was to attend the trial and represent my son in hopes that justice will prevail.”
Mohan adds sitting in court listening to testimonies and evidence has been horrific. “Watching them sit there, smiling, laughing, their family members can come and visit them, they’re breathing, they’re walking, they’re talking. The most hurtful part is that my son is not here. It hurts. There are times that I do break down, but my son was such a loyal person. I cannot give up on him. I have to be strong for Christopher. I have to see this through.”
Crown Counsel has called more than 70 witnesses to the stand.
There are two other trials linked to the case that have yet to begin, including one for well-known gangster Jamie Bacon. Gang leader Michael Le pleaded guilty to conspiracy after the trial began and was sentenced to 12 years.
The killings happened on October 19th, 2007 at the Balmoral Towers in Surrey. Corey Lal, his brother Michael Lal, Eddie Narong, and Ryan Bartolomeo were killed execution-style. Two innocent victims, Ed Schellenberg and Chris Mohan were also killed.
