Obnes Regis said he hopes to one day be in his daughter's life
The Langley City man convicted of killing his wife and dismembering her body for disposal had his lawyer read an apology in court Tuesday during his sentencing hearing.
Naomi Onotera, a City resident, mother, teacher, and wife of Obnes Regis, was the subject of a missing person's investigation in August 2021 that soon turned into a homicide investigation. Within a few months Regis was charged and his trial started in May 2024. Part way through the trial, he changed his plea to guilty and sentencing was slated for Monday, June 17, to Wednesday, June 19. Justice Martha Devlin is expected to pass sentence Wednesday.I am really, really sorry and I apologize with the worst remorse and regret II never had intention when we started an argument that it would lead tohappened next was terrible and graphic and there are no words that canI can only tell you that I felt desperate in that moment not wanting mypossible way.
“We acknowledge that Mr. Regis committed a terrible act after what we submit was a tragic accident,” said defence lawyer Gloria Ng said in her final remarks on sentencing.“Somehow, they’re describing this as a tragic accident, when we know it was not,” he said. Both sides have acknowledged that manslaughter has a wide range of sentences possible. Pike has emphasized that manslaughter circumstances run the gamut from"near accident" to"near murder," and has argued that this case is on the"near murder" end of the scale.
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