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The B.C. woman who killed Reena Virk has been granted another six months of day parole, with the Parole Board of Canada recognizing her for “continuing stable and co-operative behaviour.”

Kerry Sim, who changed her name from Kelly Ellard, has been allowed day parole regularly since 2017, allowing her to raise the two children she birthed while in custody, and gradually foster a support network of friends in the community.

She’s currently serving a life sentence for drowning 14-year-old Virk underneath Victoria’s Craigflower Bridge on Nov. 14, 1997, after the victim had already been swarmed and beaten by Sim and her friends.

At the time, Sim was one year older than Virk. She’s now in her early 40s.

In approving her latest parole extension earlier this month, the board noted that while Sim has had stumbles – including allegations of domestic violence between her and the father of her children …

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