A Canadian guy implicated of eliminating a lady from Dawson Creek, B.C., while both remained in Mexico, has actually been located not guilty by a court because nation.
Mexican cops located 23-year-old Kiara Agnew dead in an utility room at a hotel in Playa del Carmen southern of Cancun, in the middle of feasible indications of physical violence, on March 3, 2023.
The household states she had actually taken a trip to the Riviera Maya coast with her sweetheart to commemorate a birthday celebration.
Family participants of the target and the implicated both verified the Canadian guy’s pardon. Neither Mexican cops neither Canadian authorities have actually called the now-acquitted guy.
Agnew, 23, was birthed in New Brunswick yet transferred to Dawson Creek when she was a teen. (Submitted by Katlyn Levesque)
Agnew’s auntie, Katlyn Levesque, defined the psychological toll of Agnew’s fatality and aggravation with the 18-month-long lawful procedure in a declaration Thursday
“This isn’t fair. Period,” Levesque composed. “For 558 days, we have sat silently and patiently waiting. Each one of those days was spent living with trauma re-exposure. Waiting for closure, to be able to properly grieve our sweet girl’s death.
“Succumbed with impossible sorrow, rolling in inquiries like what led up to this finishing? How?”
Tiana Agnew, Kiara’s sister, told CBC that her family is shocked and disappointed. They also still have many questions about how the case was handled.
“We really feel as though we have actually shed Kiara around once again,” she said.
“This regreting procedure has actually been definitely terrible. The absence of responses has actually made it also worse. I’m mosting likely to attempt to keep just how she remained in life, yet I will not have the ability to neglect just how she was left in fatality.”
The acquitted man’s mother told CBC in a phone interview that her son was flying back from Mexico to Canada on Thursday with his father and sister accompanying him.
“Elated Absolutely elated” is how she described her feelings.
< figcaption course=" caption-collapse">Agnew’s aunt Katlyn Levesque says her niece loved to travel ever since she was a child, and made her mother get her a passport so they could travel together.
Agnew’s aunt Katlyn Levesque says her niece loved to travel ever since she was a child, and made her mother get her a passport so they could travel together. (Submitted by Katlyn Levesque)
CBC News asked Global Affairs if it could confirm the acquittal as well.
“Global Affairs Canada knows a Canadian that was located not guilty of murder in Mexico,” its emailed reply read. “Due to personal privacy factors to consider, no additional details can be revealed.”
CBC tried to call the situation’s district attorney in Mexico yet did not get a prompt action.
