Timeline
- February 9, 1998, three teenage girls plead guilty to assault causing bodily harm for their roles in the attack
- February 13, 1998, three more girls are convicted of assault causing bodily harm
- Between April and May 1998, six teenage girls are sentenced for their roles in the beating of Virk. Sentences range from 60-day conditional sentences to one year in jail
- June 1999, Warren Glowatski, the only male involved in the crime, is convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for seven years
- March 9, 2000, Kelly Ellard is convicted of second-degree murder in adult court, where she is sentenced to life in prison with no chance of full parole for five years
- November 15, 2000, 3 years and 1 day after the murder of Reena Virk, her parents, Manjit and Suman Virk, sue the teenagers who took part in the beating, the BC government, and several other parties
- February 4, 2003, the BC Court of Appeal announces that due to improprieties in the way Ellard was questioned during her first trial, a new trial would be ordered It is impermissible for the crown to ask the accused why witnesses would lie about the accused.
- June 14, 2004, Ellard's second murder trial begins
- July 18, 2004, a mistrial is declared in Ellard's second trial after the jury declares it is deadlocked 11-1
- February 21, 2005, Kelly Ellard's third trial opens
- April 12, 2005, Ellard is found guilty of second degree murder. She is given an automatic life sentence with no parole for at least 7 years
- July 20, 2006, after serving nearly nine years of a life sentence, Warren Glowatski is granted unescorted temporary passes by the National Parole Board, moving him a step closer to becoming part of society. The Virk family supports the decision.
- August 9, 2006, Ellard appeals her conviction, asking for a fourth trial or an acquittal. Crown has the option to appeal, hold a fourth trail or abandon prosecution.
- April, 2009, Ellard's appeal goes before the Supreme Court of Canada.
- June 12, 2009, The Supreme Court of Canada reinstates the second-degree murder conviction against Kelly Ellard, putting an end to a legal case that spanned more than a decade.
- June 23, 2010 Warren Glowatski is released on parole.
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