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B.C. lawyer admits to killing client, but claims it was manslaughter, court hears
Rogelio Bagabuyo admits killing client Mohd Abdullah to hide theft of over $774,000, seeking manslaughter conviction amid ongoing trial in Kamloops court.
- On Oct. 6, 2025, Rogelio 'Butch' Bagabuyo, Kamloops lawyer, conceded he killed client Mohd Abdullah but argued it was manslaughter.
- Prosecutors say the motive was financial, alleging Bagabuyo spent more than $774,000 of Mohd Abdullah’s money and forged paperwork during a post-divorce arrangement beginning in 2016.
- The Crown describes a violent killing and a calculated concealment that included stabbing Abdullah repeatedly, wrapping the body with poly sheeting, using a homemade garotte, placing it in a storage tote, and enlisting Wynand Rautenbach to rent a Budget van for a 600-kilometre burial drive.
- Crown lawyer Ann Katrine Saettler planned to re-summarize evidence supporting first-degree murder while defence counsel’s written and oral submissions are scheduled later this week.
- Police contacted Bagabuyo about Abdullah’s disappearance on March 15, and officers visited his home March 17, leading to his arrest on March 18.
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B.C. lawyer admits to killing client, but claims it was manslaughter, court hears
VANCOUVER — A lawyer from Kamloops, B.C., accused of first-degree murder in the death of his client admits to killing the man but says it should be manslaughter, his lawyer told the court on Monday.
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B.C. lawyer admits to killing client, but claims it was manslaughter, court hears – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — A lawyer from Kamloops, B.C., accused of first-degree murder in the death of his client admits to killing the man but says it should be manslaughter. As closing arguments were about to start at the trial of Rogelio ‘Butch’ Bagabuyo, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kathleen Ker confirmed with the accused’s lawyer that his written submissions are that his client concedes to killing Mohd Abdullah, but that he should be convicted of the lesse…
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