Chris Ausman

• Man convicted of 2014 Kelowna killing back behind bars

  Mere months after being released from prison and pledging to remain on a better path, a Kelowna man convicted in a 2014  killing has been arrested again.

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  Oct 26, 2023
  
• ‘Parent’s worst nightmare’: Killer in 2014 Kelowna hammer death sentenced to time served

  In the months and years that followed, she learned his killer was Steven Pirko, who struck her son in the head with a hammer during a late-night fight in Kelowna.

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  Jul 6, 2023
  
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• Kelowna man expected to plead guilty to manslaughter in 2014 attack

  The BC Prosecution Service said Steven Pirko, who was convicted in 2020 of second-degree murder, has indicated to the court he will plead guilty on July 6 to manslaughter. 

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  May 18, 2023
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• Next moves in overturned Kelowna murder conviction remain unknown

  The BC Prosecution Service is still determining its next move after a Kelowna man won his appeal of a second-degree murder conviction.

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  Apr 3, 2023
• Kelowna man sentenced to life in prison for 2014 late-night killing in Rutland

  After being found guilty last summer of killing Chris Ausman with a hammer in a late-night street fight in 2014, Steven Pirko was handed his jail sentence on Friday.

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  Jan 31, 2020
• ‘I felt the skin detach from my body’ says mother of Kelowna, B.C. murder victim

  Steven Pirko was found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of Chris Ausman in January 2014.

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  Jan 30, 2020
• Jury in Kelowna finds Steven Pirko guilty of second-degree murder

  The jury found Steven Pirko guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Chris Ausman.

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  Jun 15, 2019
• Crown, defence wrap up cases in Kelowna 2nd degree murder trial

  Steven Pirko is accused of killing Chris Ausman in January 2014 with a hammer during a street fight along Highway 33 in Rutland.

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  Jun 7, 2019
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• Accused in Kelowna 2nd degree murder trial admits he lied to police

  Steven Pirko testifies that he lied to police on several occasions.

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  Jun 6, 2019
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• Accused in 2nd-degree murder trial says he was scared — not angry — on night of 2014 Kelowna killing

  Steven Pirko is facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of Chris Ausman on Jan. 25, 2014.

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  Jun 5, 2019