Matthew Foerster

• Allegations against former Falkland RCMP officer addressed in civil suit

  BC Supreme Court Justice Carla Forth found that at no time was Const. Milan Ilic's conduct disgraceful. He is innocent of the allegations made against him.

  Crime

  Feb 8, 2023
  
• Testimony in civil trial reveals details of high-profile Okanagan murder investigation

  A veteran RCMP officer who was involved in the Taylor Van Diest murder investigation took the stand at a civil trial launched by one of his former colleagues.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2022
  
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• Expected month-long trial delayed in civil lawsuit between former B.C. Mountie, RCMP

  Const. Milan Ilic alleged that he was harassed and intimidated in the aftermath of the high-profile trial looking into the murder of Taylor Van Diest.

  Crime

  Oct 13, 2021
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• Foerster sentenced for Van Diest murder

  Foerster will be eligible to apply for parole on April 4, 2029.

  Crime

  Jun 5, 2018
• Sentencing delayed for Matthew Foerster, man guilty of 2nd-degree murder in Taylor Van Diest’s death

  Foerster pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in March after he successfully appealed his conviction for first-degree murder.

  Crime

  Apr 5, 2018
• Okanagan man skips another trial, pleads guilty to second-degree murder

  Matthew Stephen Foerster has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Taylor Van Diest.

  Mar 12, 2018
• Plea bargain deal for man accused of murdering Okanagan teenager

  There will not be a second trial for a man previously convicted of first-degree murder in the death of an Okanagan teenager.

  Feb 28, 2018
• Previously convicted killer looking for lawyer for new trial

  Mathew Foerster says he doesn't yet have a legal-aid lawyer for his new trial.

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  Mar 13, 2017
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• Murder victim’s family angry, shocked at appeal court decision

  "For all of us it’s just a slap in the face." The family of Armstrong murder victim Taylor Van Diest is speaking out following the B.C. Court of Appeal decision to allow the accused another trial.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2017
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• Convicted killer granted new trial in Taylor Van Diest murder

  Foerster's lawyers appealed the case to BC's highest court last June, claiming errors were made by the judge in instructions to the jury.

  Crime

  Mar 7, 2017