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Surrey Six killer loses court battle to have conviction overturned

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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 men convicted in the Surrey Six murders, has lost his bid to have his conviction overturned. In 2014, Haevischer was found guilty of six counts of first-degree murder for the 2007 killings at Surrey's Balmoral Tower, where six men, including two innocent victims, Ed Schellenberg and Christopher Mohan, were shot in the head. Haevischer and his accomplice, Matthew Johnston, claimed that police misconduct and poor conditions in custody prejudiced their right to a fair trial. However, Justice Martha Devlin ruled against them after reviewing evidence from 39 witnesses and 209 exhibits. The ruling is seen as a victory for justice by the victims' families, with Eileen Mohan, mother of one of the victims, saying that she's "happy" and "has confidence in the law".

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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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Charter Surrey Surrey Six the Supreme Court of Canada

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Haevischer PERSON · 5× Devlin PERSON · 3× Eileen PERSON · 3× Surrey GPE · 2× Christopher PERSON · 1× Christopher Mohan PERSON · 1× Cody Haevischer PERSON · 1× Ed Schellenberg PERSON · 1× Mohan PERSON · 1× Red Scorpion PERSON · 1×

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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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🔮 Devlin dismissed Haevischer’s application, saying: “Any other outcome would not serve to protect the integrity of the justice system.”

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Surrey Six killer loses court battle to have conviction overturned · assertive framing

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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. asserted

conviction → convict → battle

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. asserted

Haevischer → convict → Tower

Six men, including two innocent victims, Ed Schellenberg and Christopher Mohan, were shot in the head. asserted

men → include → head

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. asserted

she → cry → law

And now courts have respected Christopher also and everyone who died that day, so it’s a beautiful day.” asserted

it → respect → Christopher

Haevischer and fellow Red Scorpion, Matthew Johnston, applied for a stay of proceedings following their convictions, alleging abuse of process. asserted

Haevischer → apply → process

The pair claimed systemic police misconduct and inhumane conditions in custody prejudiced their rights to a fair trial. asserted

misconduct → claim → trial

Get breaking National news Johnston died in 2022. asserted

Johnston → get → 2022

A year later, the Supreme Court of Canada granted the Surrey Six killers a new evidentiary hearing. asserted

Court → grant → hearing

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.” asserted

majority → rule → merit

While acknowledging some of the killer’s solitary confinement breached his Charter rights, she found it was “prompted by legitimate concerns” for his safety. asserted

it → acknowledge → safety

Devlin dismissed Haevischer’s application, saying: “Any other outcome would not serve to protect the integrity of the justice system.” asserted

outcome → dismiss → system

Eileen said Devlin delivered justice. asserted

Devlin → say → justice

“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. asserted

she → take → people

she → enter → courts