Paroled killer walks away from B.C. halfway house

CBC NEWS:
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 25-year-old killer who breached his parole conditions and disappeared from a halfway house in New Westminster, B.C. Matthew St. Hilaire, one of three men convicted of manslaughter in the stabbing death of a Surrey man four years ago, was granted day parole on Nov. 14. Surrey RCMP said Tuesday a woman who knew St. Hilaire reported he and another man came to her Newton home on Monday. The woman, who has not been identified, recognized St. Hilaire through the peephole when he knocked on her door at about 7:30 p.m., Sgt. Roger Morrow said. She didn't answer the door and waited for the men to leave before going outside. "She's gone out and checked her vehicle and found it's been vandalized. It appears that a beer bottle has been smashed into it," Morrow said. Corrections Canada has issued an arrest warrant for St. Hilaire, spokeswoman Line Guibert-Wolff said. "He [St. Hilaire] was on day parole. As you know, day parole allows offenders to participate in community-based activities in preparation for their release for full parole or statutory release," she said.St. Hilaire is described as 5-foot-10, with brown hair, green eyes, and weighs about 190 pounds.