Oak Bay dad who killed young daughters appealing conviction
Posted June 20, 2022 1:01 pm.
Last Updated June 20, 2022 1:02 pm.
The case of a Vancouver Island father convicted of killing his two young daughters more than four years ago is back in the courts.
Andrew Berry is appealing both his convictions and sentence, which will be heard in a Vancouver courtroom this week.
Berry was handed a life sentence with no chance of parole for 22 years in December 2019 after he was found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder by jury.
Four-year-old Aubrey and six-year-old Chloe were found stabbed to death in Berry’s Oak Bay apartment on Christmas Day 2017.
He was discovered in the tub, badly hurt from what police called self-inflicted injuries.
During the sentencing hearing, the judge told Berry he had committed heinous crimes in the deaths. It was revealed during the trial that each girl had been stabbed dozens of times and the prosecution argued Berry was motivated to keep the girls from their mother.
Second-degree murder brings an automatic life sentence. However, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Miriam Gropper had to determine Berry’s parole eligibility. She ruled Berry would serve his sentences concurrently.
With files from The Canadian Press and Renee Bernard
