Obnes Regis

• ‘A monster’: B.C. man who killed, dismembered wife sentenced to 16-years

  A Langley man who killed his wife then dismembered and disposed of her body has been handed a 16-year prison sentence.

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  Jul 16
  
• Langley man who killed and dismembered his wife apologizes but family storms out of court

  Obnes Regis, 52, viciously assaulted his wife in August 2021, Naomi Onotera, then watched her slowly die before dismembering and disposing of her remains.

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  Jun 18
  
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• Husband now on trial for B.C. wife’s death ordered deported to Haiti multiple times before

  '(A) horrendous act has left our family without our daughter, sister, and niece,' Naomi Onotera's mother Maureen said on Monday. 'And, above all, a little girl without her mama.'

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  Jun 17
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• B.C. man pleads guilty in death, dismemberment of wife

  Obnes Regis, charged in the August 2021 death of his wife, Naomi Onotera, has changed his plea to guilty from not guilty for manslaughter and interfering with human remains.

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  May 31
• Trial of B.C. man accused of killing, dismembering wife hears from DNA expert

  Obnes Regis has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and interfering with human remains in the death of Naomi Onotera, a Surrey teacher-librarian in August 2021.

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  May 28
• Trial begins for B.C. man accused of killing, dismembering wife

  For the first time, the family of Langley mother Naomi Onotera are speaking out about her murder, on day one of the trial of her husband.

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  May 27
• Disturbing evidence admitted in voir dire hearing for B.C. man accused of killing wife

  Naomi Onotera, a Surrey School District teacher-librarian, was reported missing on Aug. 29, 2021, and was last seen leaving her home a day earlier.

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  Apr 29
• RCMP officers breached rights of B.C. man accused of killing his wife, court finds

  Obnes Regis is charged with manslaughter and indignity to human remains in the 2021 death of Naomi Onotera, a Surrey School District teacher-librarian with whom he had a daughter.

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  Jan 3
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• Man accused of killing Naomi Onotera to spend holidays behind bars

  Obnes Regis, 49, is charged with manslaughter and indignity to a body in the death of his wife Naomi Onotera, a teacher-librarian in the Surrey School District. 

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  Dec 23, 2021