Woman who killed B.C. teen Reena Virk has day parole extended

The B.C. woman who brutally beat and drowned 14-year-old Reena Virk in 1997 has had her day parole extended.

Kelly Ellard, now 35, was convicted of second-degree murder in 2005 for her role in the brutal killing that gained national media attention.

She was granted day parole by the Parole Board of Canada last November, which was extended for another six months in late July.

That decision, however, was only provided to the media on Tuesday.

According to that decision, Ellard now goes by the name Kerry Marie Sim and, after completing residential treatment for substance abuse, is now living at a halfway house.

She’s been open and transparent with her case management team and has managed her daily stress well.

Ellard also hasn’t breached any conditions of her parole through nearly a year.

In 2016, she became pregnant during a conjugal visit with her boyfriend, who’s also on parole, and they’re working with their care management teams to facilitate care of their child.

Ellard, along with Warren Glowatski, was 15-years-old when she murdered Virk near the Craigflower Bridge in Saanich, B.C.

Virk was invited by “friends” to a party near the bridge, but was swarmed and beaten by a group later called the Shoreline Six.

She managed to get away, but was followed by Ellard and Glowatski, who dragged the 14-year-old Virk to the other side of the bridge.

There, they made her remove her shoes and jacket, beat her a second time and left her unconscious body in the water.

It was discovered eight days later by a police helicopter.

With files from the Canadian Press.