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    Man accused in 4 deaths to plead guilty

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 05 Oct, 2020 06:29 PM
    • Man accused in 4 deaths to plead guilty

    The lawyer for a man accused in a shooting that left four people dead in Penticton, B.C., says his client plans to plead guilty next week.

    John Brittain was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder after the shooting in April last year.

    Rudi Winter, Barry and Susan Wonch and Darlene Knippelberg were all killed.

    Defence lawyer Paul McMurray told a B.C. Supreme Court judge hearing the case in Kelowna that he's expecting Brittain to plead guilty to all four indictments in court on Oct. 14.

    A two-day sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Brittain.

    All four victims were neighbours of Brittain's ex-wife.

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