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The B.C. Supreme Court’s jury in Vancouver has reached a verdict in the Queen of the North trial as it announced to have found former BC Ferries navigation officer, Karl Lilgert, to be guilty of two charges of criminal negligence causing death. Two passengers aboard the ferry, namely Gerald Foisy and Shirley Rosette, were previously assumed to have drowned since the ship sank on March 22, 2006, just south of Prince Rupert. The trial began in January and the jury began deliberating on May 7.
Once the verdict was announced both Lilgert and his lawyer, Glen Orris, were bullied by the media while they exited court, although they refused to give any statement. Lilgert has not been taken into custody, and will remain free until a sentence is announced on June 21, when the Crown will propose a suitable penalty.
Crown spokesperson, Neil Mackenzie, admitted that prosecutors have a heavy burden of taking into account numerous factors while making a recommendation of the sentence for Lilgert. He stated that “obviously in these circumstances, there aren’t a lot of comparable cases.” He also added that “they also look at the background of the person that has been convicted and ultimately those are all factors the Crown will have to take into account.” On the other hand, one of the passengers on the Queen of the North, Jill Lawrence, alleged that “I think it will give some peace to the Rosette and Foisy family, maybe a little bit.” She added that “I just wish he was more honest and said what was going on.”
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