Kelly Ellard, who killed 14-year-old Reena Virk in 1997, gets conditional day parole

ABBOTSFORD — A British Columbia woman who killed 14-year-old Reena Virk near a Victoria-area bridge two decades ago has been given conditional approval for day parole.
Kelly Ellard has been granted day parole for six months but she must first complete a residential treatment program for substance abuse.
After six months, the parole board will review the decision.
Ellard, who was 15 at the time of the death, is serving a life sentence for second-degree murder.
She has had substance abuse is