Cody Haevischer, a Red Scorpion member convicted of six counts of first-degree murder in 2014, has lost his court battle to have his conviction overturned. The killings occurred at Surrey's Balmoral Tower in October 2007, where six men were shot in the head, including two innocent victims. A new evidentiary hearing was granted to Haevischer after the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in 2023, but Justice Martha Devlin ruled that "the vast majority" of his allegations had no merit. Eileen Mohan, the mother of one of the victims, Christopher Mohan, expressed relief and happiness with the court's decision.
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Cody Haevischer, one of the five men convicted in the Surrey Six murders, has lost his court battle to have his conviction overturned. In 2014, Haevischer was found guilty of six counts of first-degree murder for his role in the October 2007 killings at Surrey's Balmoral Tower, where six men, including two innocent victims, Ed Schellenberg and Christopher Mohan, were shot in the head. The court has now dismissed Haevischer's application to have his conviction overturned, citing that any other outcome would undermine the integrity of the justice system. This decision was seen as a victory for Eileen Mohan, whose son Christopher was one of the victims. Haevischer and another Red Scorpion member, Matthew Johnston, had claimed that police misconduct and inhumane conditions in custody prejudiced their right to a fair trial. However, after a lengthy evidentiary hearing involving 39 witnesses and 209 exhibits, Justice Martha Devlin ruled against them.
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One of the five men convicted in the Surrey Six murders has lost a court battle to have his conviction overturned.
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In 2014, Red Scorpion Cody Haevischer was convicted of six counts of first-degree murder in the October 2007 killings at Surrey’s Balmoral Tower.
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Six men, including two innocent victims, Ed Schellenberg and Christopher Mohan, were shot in the head.
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Mohan’s mother, Eileen, was at the courthouse on Thursday and cried when Haevischer’s application was dismissed.
“These are tears of happiness and confidence in the law,” she said.
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And now courts have respected Christopher also and everyone who died that day, so it’s a beautiful day.”
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Haevischer and fellow Red Scorpion, Matthew Johnston, applied for a stay of proceedings following their convictions, alleging abuse of process.
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The pair claimed systemic police misconduct and inhumane conditions in custody prejudiced their rights to a fair trial.
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Johnston died in 2022.
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A year later, the Supreme Court of Canada granted the Surrey Six killers a new evidentiary hearing.
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After 39 witnesses and 209 exhibits, Justice Martha Devlin ruled on Thursday that “the vast majority of Mr. Haevischer’s allegations simply have no merit.”
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While acknowledging some of the killer’s solitary confinement breached his Charter rights, she found it was “prompted by legitimate concerns” for his safety.
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Devlin dismissed Haevischer’s application, saying: “Any other outcome would not serve to protect the integrity of the justice system.”
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Eileen said Devlin delivered justice.
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“The people who took my son’s life have used the taxpayers’ dollars to their advantage in every turn to set themselves free while we grieve for the loss of our people,” she said.
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Before entering convictions for six concurrent terms of life imprisonment, Devlin noted that Haevischer “extinguished the lives of six defenceless men.”
Eileen said justice has prevailed.
“You just can’t walk to the doorstep of my home, steal my innocent son’s life and expect to walk free from the courts,” she said.
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