A convicted assassin dies in a British Columbia jail of obvious pure causes

A convicted assassin who was serving a life sentence for the first-degree homicide of his enterprise companion has died in a British Columbia jail.

David Anthony Lowe died of obvious pure causes on June 13, in keeping with a press release Monday from the assistant director of the William Head Basis close to Victoria, the place Lowe was serving a jail sentence for the 1994 homicide of William Roddy.

Lowe and Rudy have been half homeowners of the Rumors nightclub in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, when Lowe hit Rudy within the head with a sledgehammer, killing him, his 2004 trial heard.

The court docket discovered that Lowe left Rudy’s physique in a wooded space close to Agassiz, though the stays weren’t found for greater than two years.

The killer prevented prosecution for the crime for a decade, however was dropped at justice after he bragged in regards to the homicide to undercover cops who posed as members of a felony gang.

At trial, Lowe denied any involvement within the homicide, telling the court docket that his statements to undercover officers have been false and have been motivated by worry, a need for acceptance and potential monetary achieve.

Lowe was born in England and got here to Canada in 1975, in keeping with court docket paperwork. He was 59 when a British Columbia Supreme Courtroom decide convicted him in 2004.

The Correctional Service of Canada says police, the coroner and Louie’s subsequent of kin have been notified of his demise.

The correctional service will conduct its personal evaluate of the inmate’s demise in accordance with its protocols, the company stated.