Bermuda judge orders review in case...

picture soon i hope lol

Of murdered Ontario teen...

CBC News - 10 Nov 2006
The family of the Belleville, Ont., teen murdered 10 years ago
in Bermuda received new hope Friday when a judge opened
the door to the possibility of new charges being brought in the
case.

The family of the Belleville, Ont., teen slain 10 years ago in
Bermuda received new hope Friday when a judge opened the
door to the possibility of new charges being brought in the
case.
Earlier this year, the family of Rebecca Middleton asked
Bermuda's director of public prosecutions to revisit
evidence for the purpose of bringing sexual assault charges
in the case, but the director declined, stating that the same
evidence couldn't be used to prosecute a person twice.
Chief Justice Richard Ground ruled Friday that there was
a legal basis to review the prosecutor's decision.
A hearing is expected to take place in early 2007.
Middleton was 17 when she was killed in July 1996 while
on vacation with a friend. She had been raped and stabbed
35 times.
Teenager Justis Smith was charged with her murder
but a judge threw out the case in 1998, ruling that there
was insufficient evidence.
In 2002, Smith was convicted of stabbing a woman.
Another man pleaded guilty to a charge of accessory after
the fact in the Middleton case; Kirk Mundy received a
five-year prison sentence.
Family won't give up hope
David Middleton, Rebecca's father, met with Ground
earlier this week and told the Bermuda Sun the family
was not giving up hope despite all the legal setbacks.
"It takes a while, but you eventually accept the fact
Becky is not coming back and that we have lost her,"
he said.
"But we were victimized twice: once by the people who
killed her and once by the system that failed to prosecute
effectively.
It's almost like an attitude thing, like 'these things happen.'
" While double jeopardy applies in Bermuda, Attorney
General Philip Perinchief said earlier this year he would
review a recent change in British law that allows suspects
in serious crimes such as murder and rape to face a second
trial if there is compelling new evidence.
In July, the Bermuda government awarded $2,840 to the
Middletons in compensation.
The low amount caused controversy, with opposition
parties demanding changes to the country's Criminal
Compensation Act, which doesn't provide for compensating
for pain and suffering.
The Middletons were compensated for expenses related
to travel to Bermuda for court proceedings and the cost of
bringing the teen's body home.

YOU SEE EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER
WHEN YOU NEVER GIVE UP!!!

HEAR THAT JORAN VAN DE SLOOT
AND DEEPAK AND SATISH KALPOE!!!!

WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!!!