A 32-year-old man who was sentenced to prison for a violent crime spree in Prince George has been denied full parole.
In a decision issued Sept. 30, the Parole Board of Canada concluded Chad Douglas Berry should remain on day parole for at least another six months.
In November 2012, Berry was sentenced to 14 years for a March 2010 tear that started with the stabbing of two women in an Oak Street basement suite and ended with his arrest the next day near Vanderhoof following a police manhunt.
In January 2014, the term was reduced to 10 years. With time served, it meant Berry had another seven years, three months and 22 days to go.
He was first released on day parole in October 2015 after he was accepted into an aboriginal-focused work camp near his "home community," and has since moved to a halfway house in the city, according to parole board reports.
Although he appears to have been living a "productive, law-abiding lifestyle," while on day parole, the board indicated it wanted more time to see how well Berry fares in maintaining his sobriety in an urban setting.
The board also said it must consider the severity of the offences Berry committed and the serious harm they produced.
"Your attack on the women in your index offence was brutal, impulsive and unprovoked," the board said.
Berry has continued to dispute one of the victim's allegation that he threatened to kill everyone in the house if she did not have sex with him, saying he broke into the home only to look for drugs.
Berry stabbed the two women with a piece of a computer he smashed in the home, according to the parole board report.
