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12-07-2007, 11:13 PM
Whoever did this is an angel themselves.
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By Allan Dowd
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia (Reuters) - With the jury in the trial of accused Canadian serial killer Robert "Willie" Pickton into its seventh day of deliberations on Friday it was a mystery Christmas tree that took center stage.
The tree was put up during the night by an unknown person outside the court in New Westminster and had 26 angel ornaments hanging from its branches -- one for each of the women Pickton is accused of killing.
"Christmas is a time for miracles, so why not here. This is where we need them the most right now," said Lori-Ann Ellis, sister-in-law of Cara Ellis, one of the women.
Relatives and friends of the dead women have been camped out at the court throughout the deliberations that began late on November 30, sitting on couches in the lobby and hallways, along with reporters and court officials.
"The girls were fallen angels, but to their mothers they were still angels," Ellis said as she and other relatives of the women admired the small fir tree that was also adorned with a small set of lights.
(Reporting by Allan Dowd; Editing by Rob Wilson)
http://i.today.reuters.com/misc/genImage.aspx?uri=2007-12-08T021046Z_01_NOOTR_RTRIDSP_2_NEWS-KILLINGS-TREE-COL.jpg&resize=full
http://network.staging.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/1207picktontree475.jpg
By Allan Dowd
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia (Reuters) - With the jury in the trial of accused Canadian serial killer Robert "Willie" Pickton into its seventh day of deliberations on Friday it was a mystery Christmas tree that took center stage.
The tree was put up during the night by an unknown person outside the court in New Westminster and had 26 angel ornaments hanging from its branches -- one for each of the women Pickton is accused of killing.
"Christmas is a time for miracles, so why not here. This is where we need them the most right now," said Lori-Ann Ellis, sister-in-law of Cara Ellis, one of the women.
Relatives and friends of the dead women have been camped out at the court throughout the deliberations that began late on November 30, sitting on couches in the lobby and hallways, along with reporters and court officials.
"The girls were fallen angels, but to their mothers they were still angels," Ellis said as she and other relatives of the women admired the small fir tree that was also adorned with a small set of lights.
(Reporting by Allan Dowd; Editing by Rob Wilson)