Steven Bacon initially pleaded not guilty to killing 16\u002Dyear\u002Dold Makayla Chang, then changed his plea to guilty.
Makayla met Bacon, now 60, in the summer of 2016 at the restaurant. They eventually established a father-daughter relationship. However, Bacon lied and told people his daughter had committed suicide and that he saw his relationship with Makayla as a second chance, said Barber. Bacon bought gifts for her including high-heeled shoes, a dress and alcohol.
By February 2017, she was lying to Chang telling her she was staying with girlfriends when she was actually staying with Bacon. Before her 16th birthday on March 1, 2017, Bacon told Makayla he would buy her a puppy. But around that time, they got into an argument and she told him she no longer wanted him to adopt her, said Barber
McKinnon dropped Makayla off at Bacon’s residence on Bruce Avenue around 12:30 a.m. and gave her a hug.Article contentAfter his arrest in New Brunswick in September 2019, Bacon made a statement to a Nanaimo RCMP officer. He said that during an argument after she was dropped off, he pushed Chang and she fell and struck her head.
After her body was buried, Bacon again using her phone and pretending to be her, exchanged text messages with her grandmother. On March 22, he went to the Tim Hortons and asked if anyone had seen her. He then went to the Nanaimo RCMP and reported her missing. Bacon told police he and Makayla had argued about her new boyfriend. In front of a police officer, he told her grandmother that he would get hold of her instantly if he heard from Makayla, said Barber.Article content
Bacon said he had sexual intercourse with her on the day of her death but claimed it was consensual, said the prosecutor. A small amount of illicit drugs were found in her system.
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