Convicted killer of Saskatoon woman arrested while on parole in Victoria
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A convicted killer who brutally murdered a 21-year-old woman in Saskatoon more than two decades ago is behind bars in Victoria after his parole was suspended. Victoria police confirm that 49-year-old Kenneth David MacKay, who had been released on day parole, was arrested in the city on Friday and remains in police custody.
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A convicted killer who brutally murdered a 21-year-old woman in Saskatoon more than two decades ago is behind bars in Victoria after his parole was suspended.
Victoria police confirm that 49-year-old Kenneth David MacKay, who had been released on day parole, was arrested in the city on Friday and remains in police custody.
MacKay was found guilty of first-degree murder for the killing of Crystal Paskemin in 2000.
He received a life sentence and was released on parole in February against the wishes of Paskemin's family and the advice of Correctional Service Canada.
The Parole Board of Canada decision from January said MacKay was granted day parole for six months at a community residential facility on Vancouver Island. His parole was extended by another six months in July.
According to the terms of his release, he was required to return to the facility every night, abstain from alcohol and report all sexual and non-sexual relationships with women.