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All 3 Youth Pleaded Guilty to Manslaughter in Death of Penticton's Taig Savage
Three underage accused pleaded guilty to manslaughter, while Isaac Jack remains charged with second-degree murder ahead of a trial next May.
- On Monday, two youths pleaded guilty to manslaughter in B.C. Supreme Court in Kelowna for their roles in the 2021 death of 22-year-old Taig Savage.
- Savage was found injured at Penticton Secondary School in September 2021 and later died; with these pleas, all three youths involved in the case have now entered guilty pleas.
- Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the defendants' identities are protected by publication ban and their sentencing could result in a maximum three-year custody and supervision order.
- One defendant, Isaac Jack, remains charged with second-degree murder and is expected to stand trial on May 3, 2027, in Kelowna.
- Victim's mother Tracey Savage expressed frustration last week, stating her family expected a trial where evidence and circumstances of her son's death would be presented.
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More youth plead guilty to Penticton killing, one trial remains
Two more people admitted to their roles in the 2021 Penticton killing of Taig Savage Monday, bringing the number of guilty pleas in the case to three. All three people who have now pleaded guilty to manslaughter were under the age of 18 at the time of the offence. Manslaughter is a lesser offence th...
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