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Police say hit man and fellow murderer caught trying to flee B.C. prison

On Dec. 7, correctional officers observed two convicted murderers attempting to escape from the exercise yard at Surrey Pretrial Services Centre.
Dean Wiwchar was one of four men convicted of first-degree murder for the June 18, 2012 Sicilian Sidewalk Café slaying and pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy charges tied to the 2012 Sheraton Wall Centre killing.
Prosecutors charged Dean Wiwchar and Harry Christensen on Tuesday in connection with the escape attempt; both remain in custody serving original sentences while they await new court dates.
The B.C. Prosecution Service confirmed that Dean Wiwchar received concurrent 20- and 18-year sentences, with a lifetime firearms ban and other orders imposed on Dec. 5.
B.C. Supreme Court records note that Harry Christensen shot Kyle Cromarty twice execution-style on Oct. 4, 2018, evaded capture for about four years and was sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole eligibility for 13 and a half years.

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SURREY — Two murderers including gangland hit man Dean Wiwchar have been charged with attempting to escape from a British Columbia pretrial centre last month. The Surrey Police Service says in a news release that correctional officers observed the men attempting to escape from the exercise yard at Surrey Pretrial Services Centre on Dec. 7. It says 40-year-old Wiwchar and 34-year-old Harry Christensen were both charged on Tuesday and remain in cu…

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