The trial for a man accused of killing four people during a mass shooting in Penticton last year has been moved to Kelowna and is scheduled to start in October.
John Brittain is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder after a quadruple homicide in Penticton on April 15, 2019.
The victims — Rudi Winter, Barry and Susan Wonch, and Darlene Knippelberg — were all neighbours of the accused’s ex-wife.
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Sources told Global News at the time of the killings that Brittain’s ex-wife had a string of disputes and grievances with her neighbours.
Police did not indicate a motive in the fatal shootings but confirmed that Brittain knew all of his alleged victims.
While Brittain initially chose to have a jury trial, he has now decided to have his case heard by a Supreme Court judge alone.
The trial is expected to take four weeks. It is scheduled to start Oct. 5.
–with files from Shelby Thom
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