Scott Ian Mackay, 62, was convicted of killing Marguerite Telesford, who was 20 when she went out for an early morning jog on Jan. 18, 1987 and never returned
A man serving a life sentence for murdering a University of Victoria student 37 years ago has been granted day parole.
The Crown’s theory was that MacKay, who had a history of violent assaults on women, accosted Telesford as she ran. When she rebuffed him, he drove over her and then shot her. “At your hearing today you told that you eventually admitted your culpability for the murder because it was the ‘least’ you could do to bring some closure for the victim’s family,” said the decision. “You maintained you still have no memory of the murder but admitted you were certainly capable of this level of violence at that time in your life.”
The victim was able to escape by jumping out of the vehicle, then had to dodge out of the way as MacKay accelerated toward her.The parole board said MacKay remains a person of interest in an unsolved homicide of a woman that same year. Based on that clinical judgement, the assessors indicated MacKay presented “a moderate risk and would likely be manageable in the community using standard risk management strategies and close supervision.”
Those include not to consume alcohol or illegal drugs, reporting friendships, restrictions on all pornography use and not to be around sex workers. MacKay is banned from owning or driving a vehicle, isn’t allowed to have any contact with previous victims, and must follow treatment plans for sexual deviancy and substance abuse. MacKay must abide by a curfew between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
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