By Jill Sperling

Victim’s family satisfied with Clearwater killer’s sentence

Oct 27, 2016 | 11:03 AM

KAMLOOPS — More than two years after 33 year old Angila Wilson was murdered in Clearwater her killer has learned his fate. 

Iain Scott’s guilty plea for the second degree murder of his estranged wife carried an automatic life sentence, but this morning, Oct 27, a Supreme Court judge determined how long he would have to wait before being eligible for parole.

Wilson’s family was relieved to hear Scott would remain in prison for at least 13 years.

“Our main concern was that there would be enough time for the children to grow up and be safe before there was any risk of parole,” said Wilson’s aunt, Dey Stewart. “We feel that was met in the judge’s summary.”

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In June, Scott entered a guilty plea in Vancouver, but he claims he has no recollection of the April 2014 incident. 

Crown Prosecutor Adrienne Murphy says the lost information made it difficult to piece together the sequence of events.

“We do know that Mr. Scott says he doesn’t remember what occurred,” she said, “but we don’t have any indication as to when his memory stops and when it starts.” 

Stewart added it was confusing to Wilson’s family to hear that while Scott couldn’t remember the crime, he still felt remorse for the events that transpired.

Justice Austin Cullen detailed Scott’s substance abuse and erratic behaviour leading up to the murder. Scott and Wilson’s relationship had been tumultuous, and involved several domestic disputes. 

Wilson had moved to her own home in Clearwater in an attempt to put distance between herself and Scott, but Scott enlisted the help of his friend to watch the home and report on her activities. 

Details of a previous brain injury combined with abuse of alcohol and drugs provided some insight into Scott’s mental state in the weeks leading up to the murder. 

Wilson had been granted a protection order against Scott, but it had not been served before she was killed.

Scott stabbed her multiple times in the face, chest, and back.

“It was a very sad set of circumstances,” said Wilson’s uncle, James Brown. “There ought to be an automatic serving in a case like that I would think.”

Tragically, the couple’s three children bore witness to the gruesome scene. They were told the blood splatters were red paint.

Scott refused to release the children to police, and held them captive during a lengthy standoff at another home in Clearwater following the discovery of Wilson’s body.

“One of the big difficulties of this case is because it was a criminal trial we weren’t allowed to talk with the children what had happened, so it was almost as if their experience was a bit frozen in time,” Stewart said. 

Both sides of the family are now involved in a custody battle over the children.