Serena Vermeersch

• Raymond Caissie sentenced to life in prison for killing Surrey teen Serena Vermeersch

  Raymond Caissie has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 17 years for killing Surrey teen Serena Vermeersch in 2014.

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  Oct 20, 2017
  
• Guilty plea in the 2014 Surrey, B.C. slaying of Serena Vermeersch

  The man facing charges in relation to the 2014 death of teen Serena Vermeersch has pleaded guilty in relation to her killing.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2017
  
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• Residents of Surrey rally to take back their community

  The demonstration comes nearly two weeks after 17-year-old Serena Vermeersch was found dead near the city works yard.

  Sep 28, 2014
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• Remembering Maple Batalia: 3 years since her death

  The 19-year-old SFU student was gunned down in a campus parking lot after a late-night study session on Sept. 28, 2011.

  Sep 28, 2014
• Use of electronic monitoring bracelets for criminals in B.C. drops in half

  The recent arrest of a high risk offender in the death of a Surrey teen has many people asking what can be done to keep the public safe. One solution being discussed is a greater use electronic monitoring, but it turns out its use has dropped dramatically in B.C.

  Sep 26, 2014
• Fundraising page set up in honour of slain Surrey teen

  A trust fund has been set up to honour the memory of a Surrey teenager who was killed on her way home last week.

  Sep 26, 2014
• Parole documents reveal board said Raymond Caissie likely to harm or kill another person

  This comes after documents revealed Crown lawyers did not ask for electronic monitoring for the man accused of murdering 17-year-old Serena Vermeersch.

  Sep 24, 2014
• Citizens’ rally ‘to take Surrey back’ planned for this Sunday

  Surrey residents are planning a major rally this weekend saying they want to take their city back.

  Sep 24, 2014
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• System dealing with high-risk sex offenders needs to be re-examined: NDP critic

  An NDP critic says the way convicted sex offenders are currently handled by the justice system needs to be re-examined in light of a deadly attack on a Surrey teen last week.

  Sep 23, 2014
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• Convicted high-risk sex offender charged in the murder of Surrey teen

  A convicted sex offender, who was at high risk to re-offend when he was released from jail in June 2013, has now been charged in the death of 17-year-old Serena Vermeersch.

  Sep 23, 2014