During a two-day sentencing hearing in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, lawyers outlined the background of Obnes Regis, including how the man now convicted of manslaughter remained in Canada years after he was ordered removed by immigration authorities.
Regis pleaded guilty earlier this month to manslaughter and committing indignity to human remains, mid-way through his trial. He has admitted to punching and knocking down his wife, Naomi Onotera, in their Langley City home in 2021.
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