Two men who were convicted on a number of charges related to a violent home invasion near Lumby will find out the length of their jail sentences in the new year. 

Edward Coghill and Stewart Tkachuk were found guilty by a trial judge in June of eight and nine charges, respectively. The charges stem from a robbery that turned violent at a home on Dure Meadow Road in September 2019. 

The sentencing of Tkachuk and Coghill began at the Vernon law courts Friday, Dec. 13. It will continue on Jan. 10, the BC Prosecution Service confirmed. 

The court informed counsel at the beginning of the sentencing hearing that the sentencing decision would be reserved for a later date, said Ann Seymour, communications counsel for the BC Prosecution Service. It is not expected that the court will impose its sentence on Jan. 10, though closing submissions from Tkachuk's counsel are expected to wrap up at that hearing. 

Coghill faces sentencing on the following charges: 

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Break and enter to commit indictable offence

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Robbery with a firearm

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Discharge a firearm with intent to wound/disfigure

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Unlawful discharge of a firearm

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Disguising face with intent to commit an offence

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Unlawful confinement or imprisonment

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Aggravated assault

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Possession of a firearm without a license and/or registration

Tkachuk is facing sentencing on the same list of charges, with an additional charge of possessing a firearm contrary to an order. 

Tkachuk previously absconded from the trial by not showing up to court. The trial continued in his absence while police issued a warrant for his arrest in late February. 

Tkachuk is currently in custody and has been since the summer, while Coghill remains on a release order with house arrest and electronic monitoring, Seymour said.