David John Gorton is serving a life sentence for the killings in September 1997.
A Vancouver Island man serving a life sentence for bludgeoning to death his common-law wife and her four children with an axe has been denied day parole.
“You have demonstrated the capacity for extreme violence, including the most egregious form of violence in light of your conviction for first-degree murder, and the young age of the victims,” wrote the two-person board in its August decision. “The impact of your actions is profound and has caused serious harm.”
In December, he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the five deaths. He admitted to police he “snaps” when confronted with suspicions his partners were having affairs. In 1977, a 17-year-old Gorton attacked his 16-year-old girlfriend at the time, stabbing her 19 times and leaving her for dead in the woods. She was able to crawl to a nearby road and get help. Gorton received two days in jail as a juvenile and was ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment, she told the court during his sentencing hearing.In his most recent psychological risk assessment in June, Gorton was found to have genuine remorse of his actions.
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