Civil court cases move forward in Lake Country woman’s death
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Recently-filed civil court documents are shedding new light on the events that unfolded around the time of the death of a Lake Country woman.
Recently-filed civil court documents are shedding new light on the events that unfolded around the time of the death of a Lake Country woman whose husband was later charged with her second-degree murder.
When Arlene Westervelt’s body was pulled from Okanagan Lake after a day of canoeing with her husband Bert Westervelt, authorities treated her death as an accident.
While Arlene’s family suspects Bert killed his wife, he has always maintained his innocence.
Despite her family’s calls of foul play, it wasn’t until Arlene’s divorce lawyer stepped forward that Mounties took a closer look at the case.
The identity of the divorce lawyer has always been a mystery to Arlene’s family until now.
A judge ordered RCMP to release Arlene’s divorce lawyer’s name after her family’s counsel argued that their evidence is crucial to a lawsuit launched against Bert.
However, because attorney-client privilege continues even after death, Arlene’s family will still need to file another application requesting for the divorce lawyer’s evidence to be heard by the court.
The lawsuit alleges that Bert killed his wife and is arguing that he should not have inherited Arlene’s assets.
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