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Parole Board Revokes Day Parole for Kelly Marie Sim Over Drug Use and Behaviour

The board concluded that Sim’s positive methamphetamine result, her refusal to provide urine samples and her confrontational conduct under supervision presented an unmanageable risk to public safety

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Overview

  • Sim’s day parole was revoked on July 14, 2025 after a Parole Board decision dated June 23 cited her positive test for methamphetamines in January and two refusals to undergo mandatory drug screening
  • Board documents describe a pattern of defiance, poor emotional regulation, threats of self-harm and hostile interactions with community residential facility staff following her suspension
  • First granted day parole in 2017 after serving seven years of a life sentence for the 1997 second-degree murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk, Sim’s release was extended in October 2024 before her latest parole breaches
  • Although the board acknowledged her parenting efforts and intermittent progress during supervised leaves, it found that her release plan could not mitigate the elevated risk she poses
  • Sim remains in custody under stricter supervision as the Parole Board enforces its revocation decision and assesses her future eligibility