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'Definition of a Psychopath' Rejected for Parole in Violent Okanagan Rape
The board cited a high psychological risk assessment, 15 institutional incidents and 13 disciplinary charges in rejecting his fourth bid for release.
- In a decision dated July 23, 2026, the Parole Board of Canada denied David Wesley Bobbitt's request for full and day parole, citing his "high" psychological risk assessment regarding potential recidivism.
- Bobbitt remains incarcerated for the 2011 brutal assault of a woman at his Penticton second-hand store, an attack that occurred 15 years ago and resulted in a 2015 life sentence.
- Since March 2022, Bobbitt has been involved in 15 "institutional incidents" and received 13 disciplinary charges for aggressive acts, including assaulting a fellow inmate, despite completing some suggested programming.
- Bobbitt's request for release to a Community Residential Facility in the Lower Mainland was rejected; the board stated his plan is "not sufficient to manage your assessed high risk to reoffend."
- B.C. Supreme Court Justice Peter Rogers previously described Bobbitt as "the very definition of a psychopath," while files indicate threats and violent altercations with police dating back to 2001.
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