Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Kamloops lawyer on trial for murdering his clent

Global is reporting that "A former lawyer from Kamloops, B.C., accused of first-degree murder, says he should only be convicted of manslaughter." 

"Butch Bagabuyo is on trial for killing Thompson Rivers University instructor Mohd Abdullah, 60, in 2022. Abdullah hired Bagabuyo for his 2016 divorce and transferred a large sum of money to him in order to keep it away from his ex-wife."

"The Crown alleges Bagabuyo spent more than $770,000 of the money Abdullah gave him on personal expenses. When Abdullah tried to get his money back, Bagabuyo killed him, the court heard. Additional details were heard in the courtroom on Tuesday, including that Bagabuyo was in debt and under audit by the law society."

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