Chilliwack man pleads responsible in deadly taking pictures of accomplice

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A Chilliwack man has pleaded responsible to fatally taking pictures his common-law accomplice after the 2 argued over some lacking home keys.

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On Wednesday, Shane Travis Hughes, 45, pleaded responsible in B.C. Supreme Courtroom to at least one rely of utilizing a firearm to commit the manslaughter of Christine Denham, a 42-year-old mom of three. He’d initially been charged with second-degree homicide.

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Previous to the Feb. 26, 2019 slaying, the couple had been in a tumultuous relationship and each used medication.

Yelling and screaming by the couple was a traditional incidence at their residence, which was in full disarray and stuffed with litter in addition to drug paraphernalia.

Each Hughes and Denham had kids from earlier relationships and the ministry of youngsters and household improvement was concerned in relation to the youngsters, who weren’t dwelling on the couple’s residence on the time of the killing.

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Hughes, who had a previous felony report together with convictions for harmful operation of a motorcar and uttering threats, was on bail on the time of the manslaughter offence with a situation requiring him to not be in possession of any firearms.

On the day of the slaying, the couple had made plans to acquire a trip to Langley however when a lady got here to choose them up, they weren’t prepared to go away.

Hughes turned indignant at Denham as a result of she couldn’t discover the home keys and for about 15 to twenty minutes he shouted at her from outdoors the residence as he was going backwards and forwards between the residence and the car ready for them.

He put a hockey bag and a field into the trunk of the car after which re-entered the residence the place he noticed a shotgun on the ground within the lobby.

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Whereas he didn’t personal the shotgun, had not fired it up to now and didn’t know if it was loaded, he was conscious that the weapon and a few ammunition was within the house.

Hughes went into the lounge with the shotgun and the argument continued with Denham making an attempt to get the shotgun away from him.

“It was then that the shotgun unintentionally discharged as soon as, taking pictures her within the stomach,” mentioned an agreed assertion of info learn out by the Crown. “The muzzle of the shotgun was not multiple metre away from Ms. Denham when it discharged.”

At a while after the taking pictures however earlier than he left the residence for good, Hughes known as 911 and gave the cellphone to Denham.

He put the shotgun within the awaiting car and instructed the motive force to do away with it. Denham was rushed to the hospital and underwent surgical procedure however no mind exercise could possibly be detected and he or she was later taken off life help and died. Hughes will likely be sentenced at a later date.

kfraser@postmedia.com

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