Victim distraught in secret recording played at Kamloops lawyer's murder trial

Victim distraught in secret recording played at Kamloops lawyer's murder trial

Court hears alleged Kamloops murder victim's final message to fiancé

An alleged Kamloops murder victim's failed efforts to recover a cache of hidden money left a final message for his fiancé before meeting his lawyer. It was the last day Mohd Abdullah was seen alive. Elisabeth Sumartha, 48, testified in Rogelio "Butch" Bagabuyo's murder trial this week. The court heard her former fiancé, Abdullah, sent his final message to her over WhatsApp, but the wording changed slightly when she returned to testify the next…

‘I’ve had enough, Butch’: Recording of heated conversation highlights tension between Kamloops murder victim, lawyer

KAMLOOPS — The first-degree murder trial for former Kamloops lawyer Rogelio ‘Butch’ Bagabuyo accused in the death of his client, Mohd Abdullah, saw witness testimony Monday (May 12) from the victim’s fiancée and a recording of a heated conversation between the victim and the accused. Out of Vancouver Law Courts Monday morning, Crown witness Elisabeth Sumartha (48) answered questions with the help of an Indonesian interpreter. Sumartha says she …