Raymond Irwin's date for setting a trial for second degree murder was adjourned this week in B.C. Supreme Court. Irwin is charged with the murder of his 53-year-old mother Mary Richards in 2004 in Langdale.
Irwin's court date in Vancouver Wednesday (Jan. 18) to fix a date for trial was adjourned to Feb. 1 to set a trial date. A close family friend of Richards', David Van Duzen, said he and the family are frustrated with the delays.
"Family members are frustrated to say the least, we just want to see justice for Mary," Duzen said from his Kelowna home Thursday morning. "Not only did we lose Mary, but our lives have been put on hold."
Irwin is in custody in a forensic psychiatric facility in Port Coquitlam. Sunshine Coast RCMP arrested Irwin in his Langdale home Feb. 6, 2004. There is a ban on publication of evidence from his preliminary inquiry. The trial is expected to run for six weeks.
Duzen said that throughout the judicial process, family members have flown in from back east for court dates, only to have them adjourned.
"We're frustrated by the lack of progress," Duzen said.
