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n MISSING

The mysterious disappearance ‘To be prepared

1 Tues. Jan. 11:
• About 8 a.m.: Brenda
Duncan, a 57-year-old
of Brenda Duncan for the worst’
case worker, leaves for
work. Her daughter FROM PAGE A1 Married to Rev. David Duncan,
sees her leaving. “When the gentleman from a minister at the College Avenue
the cemetery saw the vehicle, he Church in Woodstock, Brenda
• Sometime between 6 put two and two together and . . Duncan seemed, before her dis-
and 6:30: Duncan’s husband 401
calls her work after she doesn’t Tavistock . he called us right away. We got
our K9 units out there, our emer-
appearance, to lead a ordinary,
average life.
109 Rd.

arrive home. He is told she called in sick that
morning. (She had called in about 15 minutes
before she left her house that morning.)
• 6:53 p.m. Duncan’s husband calls the police
and informs them that she is missing.
Wed. Jan. 12: Woodstock police issue a press
release to local media stating they are looking
for Duncan.
Thu. Jan. 13: Woodstock police hold a press
conference to highlight her disappearance
gency response members and any The couple has two children,
Rd.
Ox ford other personnel who continued Heather Duncan, 16, and Shawna
Ricci, 24. Brenda Duncan, a
th
Per
to search until it got too dark and
too cold,” said Perth County OPP registered nurse, works as a case
McTavish Cemetery Const. Kees Wijnands. worker at the CCAC. She was last
4 5 403
Police don’t know what, if any,
connection Duncan has to the
reported seen at 8 a.m. Jan. 11, by
her daughter Shawna Ricci, who
small graveyard. saw her apparently leaving home
But the first big break in the for work. Unknown to her family,
case has been dampened by a Duncan had called in sick.
2
1 hire Ave.
weekend of drifting and falling “It’s curious and people are
Devons La
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snow that obscured any further talking,” said Bob Zehr, owner of
401 Duncan’s home clues — footsteps, perhaps, or Zehr’s Home Hardware in Tavis-

sdow
and appeal to the media for help. They do (Jack Poole Dr.) tock, less than 5 km east of where

Sp
tire impressions — that may have
Ingersoll Woodstock

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not suspect foul play. Eight detectives are led police to the missing woman. Duncan’s vehicle was found.

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Instead, the discovery of the “No matter what happens, we
Weling

assigned to the case, and an OPP helicopter Woodstock

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Raceway van has left two more glaring hope it’s a good outcome.”
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scours Woodstock and additional surrounding David Duncan said his family
questions instead — how did
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Duncan’s vehicle get to the cem- is waiting patiently for a phone

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St.

2 Fri. Jan. 14: Police continue to search etery and how long had it been call from police.
Ave.

St.
throughout Oxford County and the Port Rowan Dundas Duncan’s work there before it was discovered? Duncan wouldn’t comment
The police search Sunday and on any connection between his
area, where Duncan had been known to frequent. one that followed Monday turned wife and McTavish Cemetery
Police said she had not used her credit, bank up nothing, police say, despite or if anyone she knew who was
cards or cell phone since her disappearance. grid searches, the use of police recently buried there.
dogs and helicopters hovering Police Chief Rod Freeman
3 Sat. Jan. 15: Searches continues over the cemetery and surround- said that while police have not
in Port Rowan and surrounding area. Lake
4 Sun. Jan. 16: Before a scheduled burial, Tillsonburg Huron ONT. ing fields and woodlots at Perth ruled out any scenario, they’re
3 County Rd. 109 and the Perth/ concerned.
Toronto Lake Ont. Oxford Line. “With the passing of so much
Duncan’s Mazda 5 Police still say they have no time and the inactivity on her cell
is found in McTavish Hamilton reason to suspect foul play, say- phone and credit cards, we have
Cemetery, near Niagara Falls ing there was nothing suspicious to be prepared for the worst,” he
10 Tavistock, behind U.S. London in the abandoned Mazda. said.
a utility shed “We’re broadening who we’re kate.dubinski@sunmedia.ca
(pictured at right). Lake Erie
talking to,” said Woodstock police twitter.com/KateatLFPress
20 Const. Steve McEwen.
5 Mon. Jan. 17: Windsor U.S. “That’s what we’ve been
With files from The Woodstock
Sentinel-Review
30 Police search hoping for — locating the vehicle.
cemetery with That gives us more to work with.
canine unit and There isn’t much more to do HOW TO HELP
40 except search and see if anyone
emergency response Brenda Duncan is 5-foot-7 and
units but find no Port Burwell from her family or someone that 115 pounds with blue eyes and
50 knew her comes through with long, straight, shoulder-length
evidence of Duncan.
They expand their KATE DUBINSKI/QMI AGENCY
Port Rowan 2 3 some new information.”
Police aren’t planning to get
brown hair with bangs. Anyone
with information about her is
60 search to areas surrounding the cemetery. Lake Erie the public involved in the search, asked to call Woodstock police at
he added. 519-537-2323 or CrimeStoppers
70 But the public is interested. at 1-200-222-TIPS.
MEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCY

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n COURT: Windsor driver sentenced to eight months after woman injured in collision n COURT

Jail after fourth DUI conviction Jury picked for trial

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NEIL BOWEN
QMI Agency
SARNIA — A Windsor driver
whose fourth drinking-and-driv-
ing offence resulted in a collision
that left a woman injured was
sentenced to eight months in jail
Monday.
Ernest Kiyoshk, 42, had previ-
ously pleaded guilty in Sarnia
court to impaired driving causing
bodily harm and refusing to pro-
vide a breath sample on Walpole
Island.
Kiyoshk drove through a stop
sign on Sept. 6, 2009 and struck
another vehicle, demolishing
both of them.
He wasn’t hurt and a female
passenger fled. But the woman in
the other vehicle suffered exten-
sive bruising and a cut on the
nose.
Kiyoshk admitted drinking
and being the driver when police
arrived. He smelled of alcohol
and moved and spoke slowly.
He fell asleep on the way to the
police station.
Kiyoshk told police he’d
never had a driver’s licence and
intended to resume driving after
being released. He also refused
to provide a breath sample.
The prior convictions occurred
12 to 20 years ago.
periods, said George, who
requested a jail term closer to the
of man in death of dad
“He’s not getting the message four-month minimum for a third
this is completely unacceptable,” conviction. JANE SIMS the London courthouse.
said assistant Crown attorney Kiyoshk apologized to the The London Free Press One man and one woman were
Karen Pritchard, who requested woman for the hurt and pain he chosen as alternate jurors should
A jury has been chosen to hear one of the chosen members not
a year-long jail sentence and life- caused.
the second-degree murder trial be able to serve.
time driving ban. Despite his positive achieve-
next week of a London man. It took most of the day to
According to a pre-sentence ments, the prior convictions can-
Jeremy Borecky, 34, pleaded choose the jury. Defence law-
report, Kiyoshk had a devastating not be ignored, said Justice Deb-
not guilty in connection with yer Raymond Boggs asked each
childhood and began drinking orah Austin.
the death of his father, Thomas potential juror if their ability to
at age 10. Untreated issues from “There was a real risk to the
Borecky, 63. try the case had been affected by
childhood don’t just disappear, public.”
Thomas Borecky was found pre-trial publicity.
said defence lawyer Jonathan He was also placed on a year’s
dead in his Byron home on July Superior Court Justice Kelly
George. probation when he must take
27, 2008. Gorman told the panel the case
Kiyoshk has attended college substance-abuse treatment.
Eight men and four women would start Jan. 24.
and been sober for prolonged
Sarnia Observer were chosen to hear the case at

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