# Source note — Taig Savage Crown / manslaughter plea Facebook claim

Date checked: 2026-07-21

Lead Facebook URL: `https://www.facebook.com/share/181DaGd9dL/?mibextid=wwXIfr`

Resolved Facebook URL: `https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10164590719925250&set=a.419906370249&type=3...`

## Facebook capture
Browser-visible post text from Tracey Savage said, in part:

> Today, I am angry—and I believe the Canadian public needs to understand why. Our family was called into a meeting with the Crown regarding the killing of my son, Taig Savage. We were informed that the Crown is negotiating possible manslaughter pleas with the three youth accused. We were not consulted.

The attached image was a black-and-white guitar photo with no readable text.

## What is verified independently
- CBC reported four arrests in Taig Savage's 2021 Penticton death.
- Global News reported Taig Savage was identified as the 22-year-old victim, that four people were charged with second-degree murder in 2024, that three accused were youths at the time of the alleged offence, and that Isaac Hayes/Hayse Jack would be tried separately as an adult.
- TheRegional/KelownaNow/Castanet reported direct indictments, Youth Criminal Justice Act identity restrictions, prior court delays, and that the youth accused had earlier manslaughter charges that were upgraded to second-degree murder.

## What remains attributed / not independently confirmed in this pass
- The new claim that Crown is negotiating possible manslaughter pleas with the three youth accused.
- The claim that the family was not consulted before being told about those negotiations.
- Any judge identity for the current plea-negotiation issue.

## Editorial boundary
CanadianJudges/JudgeWatch preserves this as a court-process source trail. Judge identity is not verified from accessible public sources in this pass; no judge profile is created and no misconduct is alleged.