The Parole Board of Canada has confirmed a detention order for a former Vernon man previously convicted in the murder of a Japanese exchange student in 2016.
William Schneider faced the detention review on Thursday, and it was not unexpected that he would remain in custody.
Schneider's sentence of three and a half years for indignity to a human body ends May 1.
He was, however, expected to be kept in custody pending his outstanding murder charge in the death of Natsumi Kogawa, whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase on the grounds of a vacant Vancouver mansion.
Schneider is awaiting a potential new murder trial after successfully appealing his 2018 conviction on charges of second-degree murder and interference with human remains.
However, the Crown has appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada, which has yet to issue a judgment.
The crux of the argument is the overheard phone conversation in Vernon's Polson Park by Schneider's brother, Warren, that Willy said "I did it" in reference to Natsumi Kogawa's killing.
