Parole Board of Canada

They found her body three weeks later.

The Parole Board of Canada has decided to grant this killer, I mean, this, this isn't even new evidence.

Could, could he not have done it? No, he did it.

And they've granted this child killer a 60-day unescorted temporary absence from prison.

Shane Ertmoed has spent more than two decades behind bars for the murder of 10-year-old Heather Thomas.

Now the Parole Board of Canada authorizing a 60-day unescorted temporary absence.

I'm very very afraid for the children.

I know what my daughter went through because of Ertmoed and I know he will do it again to another little girl.

With credit for time served, he had seven years remaining on his sentence.

In a newly released decision, the Parole Board of Canada concluded his risk of reoffending is low.

That is The World This Hour.

For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.

Being eligible for parole does not mean Jeremy will be released.

It means that once he reaches his eligibility date, he may apply to the Parole Board of Canada and ask to be released under supervision.

Until then, his life sentence continues.

And even if parole were eventually granted, the life sentence itself would never disappear.

And if he hasn't admitted it, he's still a liar.

According to the Parole Board of Canada, until recently, Abma refused to participate in inmate intervention programs.

Written documents from the board state that Abma has been assaulted while in custody, and because of that, he has been voluntarily segregated several times.

Officials express concern that he relies heavily on family members to make decisions, demonstrating deficits in problem solving and dependence on others.

The board deemed he would present an undue risk to society if released.

Abma appealed the 2025 decision.

The Parole Board of Canada Appeal Division determined the board did not make any errors of law and affirmed the board's decision.

As I put together this episode, I reached out to Abma, who declined to do an interview.

The CBC didn't.

Okay? They say, a Parole Board of Canada panel agreed Friday that Hamad Shafia should be allowed a brief visit to a minimum security facility, but rejected his request for another escorted absence to visit a mosque.

He has not been on unescorted passes, but this sort of feels like a process to get him back onto the streets.

He was an adult when this took place.

Around Vancouver Island A man convicted of murdering a University of Victoria student more than 30 years ago will remain under day parole.

The Parole Board of Canada recently made the decision to extend Scott McKay's day parole, and he is now living in Vancouver.

Scott McKay was found guilty in 1987 of the murder of Marguerite Telesford, whose disappearance remains a deeply felt loss for her family and the Sandwich community.

Police are advising the public that he is considered a high-risk sex offender.