VANCOUVER — A decision from the Parole Board of Canada says a woman convicted in the murder of Victoria teenager Reena Virk has had a second child while on day parole. The details are contained in a ruling made earlier this month that slightly relaxes release conditions for Kelly Ellard, who now uses the name Kerry Marie Sim, and allows her a further six-month period of day parole. Ellard, who is in her late 30s, is serving a life sentence for the second-degree murder of her 14-year-old victim in 1997. She was released on day parole in 2017, shortly after the birth of her first child, which was conceived during a conjugal visit with her boyfriend who the parole board says is also the father of Ellard’s second child. Ellard is also subject to several conditions, including abstaining from alcohol or drugs, and having no contact with Virk’s family.

Source: National Post January 30, 2020 18:45 UTC