Man sentenced for murder of North Vancouver girlfriend

Man sentenced for murder of North Vancouver girlfriend

The man responsible for the second-degree murder of North Vancouver resident Melissa Blimkie has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years.

North Vancouver woman's killer found guilty of second-degree murder

A man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a North Vancouver woman at a Burnaby shopping mall nearly four years ago. According to a press release, Everton Downey, 34, was convicted on Aug. 21 in Vancouver Supreme Court, where Justice Heather Holmes delivered the verdict in the death of 25-year-old Melissa Blimkie. The two had been in a relationship prior to the killing. Blimkie was stabbed on Dec. 19, 2021, at M…