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Penticton, B.C., man accused in 4 deaths to plead guilty: defence
BY , Oct 5, 2020 7:29 PM - REPORT AN ERRORThe lawyer for a man accused in a shooting that left four people dead in Penticton, B.C., says his client plans to plead guilty next week.
John Brittain was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder after the shooting in April last year.
Rudi Winter, Barry and Susan Wonch and Darlene Knippelberg were all killed.
Defence lawyer Paul McMurray told a B.C. Supreme Court judge hearing the case in Kelowna that he's expecting Brittain to plead guilty to all four indictments in court on Oct. 14.
Brittain was a former city employee whom Penticton Mayor John Vassilaki described after the shooting as a gentleman who did his job well.
Police said shortly after the shooting that the victims were in their 60s and 70s and a motive hadn't been determined.
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