Vernon, B.C. man accused of murder found fit to stand trial
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He was accused of murder, but for almost three years a Vernon, B.C. man's court case has been on hold. Richard William Fairgrieve suffered a series of strokes.
He was accused of murder, but for almost three years a Vernon, B.C., man’s court case has been on hold.
Richard William Fairgrieve suffered a series of strokes and was considered unfit to stand trial.
However, after a hearing on Monday, the BC Review Board determined Fairgrieve is capable of heading back to court.
Fairgrieve was one of the people charged with killing William Bartz in his Vernon, B.C., home in July 2017.
The fit-to-stand trial decision was the outcome the victim’s sister, Teresa Bartz, was hoping for.
Teresa Bartz said she was “optimistically happy” the case was headed back to court.
“It is the light at the end of the tunnel so that this can finally be put to rest. We can finally move forward and finally have justice for Willy,” said Teresa Bartz.
While more than five years have passed since Bartz’s death, Fairgrieve has yet to stand trial.
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