Four sentenced in Pelican Narrows beating death
Four young men guilty of manslaughter were sentenced today for their parts in the 2015 beating death of 17-year-old Hilliard Sewap Jr. in Pelican Narrows.
Crown Prosecutor Fran Atkinson said Sewap’s death arose from “an ongoing dispute between two groups of individuals” known locally as the “Wong-Streeters” and “Bronxers” after the nicknames of their respective neighbourhoods. In the early-morning hours of May 2, 2015, Atkinson said the Wong-Streeters were chasing a group of Bronxers around the community with 2x4s and other weapons when they managed to isolate Sewap. The Wong-Streeters inflicted a severe beating on the 17-year-old, she said, which led to his death at the scene.
“The two groups were going back and forth… chasing each other,” Atkinson said. “Hilliard either was knocked down or tripped. He was surrounded.”
Among Sewap’s attackers, Atkinson said, were Trevor John Charles, 28, Cody Drake Custer, 25, Robbie Lambert Custer, 22, and Brandon Lee Matt McCallum (also known as Brandon Michel), 21.