A man serving a life sentence for murdering a University of Victoria student in 1987 has been granted day parole and will be residing in Vancouver, police announced Thursday (April 18).
Scott Ian MacKay, 61, was convicted of killing 20-year-old Marguerite Telesford in 1989 and has been serving out his sentence in a Fraser Valley prison since then. Last month, after decades of requests, MacKay was granted day parole.
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