The family of Const. Sarah Beckett, who was killed in an on-duty crash in 2016, says it’s discouraged after the case of the man accused was adjourned for the eighth time.

In a statement to CTV News, Beckett’s husband writes the family continues to be “victimized by a judicial system that doesn’t adequately consider the interests of those harmed.”

Kenneth Jacob Fenton’s case has been pushed back several times over the past year. The 28-year-old was supposed to appear in court on Thursday, but the hearing was re-scheduled for May 18.

Fenton faces charges including impaired driving causing death, flight from police causing death and dangerous driving causing death connected to an April 5, 2016 crash that killed the 32-year-old RCMP officer.

The delays have been caused for a number of reasons. At one point the case could not move forward because of an outside investigation into the West Shore RCMP and more recently delays have been caused as lawyers waited to exchange documents.

Beckett’s husband says the family has no closure a year after they lost a wife and mother of two young kids. 

The full statement from the family reads:

“Over one year ago, Const. Sarah Beckett, my wife and the mother of our two young children, was killed by a motor vehicle operated by Kenneth Jacob Fenton. Today, our family was further dismayed that the case against Mr. Fenton was adjourned for the eighth time.

As a family, we continue to be victimized by a judicial system that doesn’t adequately consider the interests of those harmed. Despite the passage of over a year, Mr. Fenton has not entered a plea and our family has no closure. We are left to wonder who is standing up for Sarah, who died serving the people of Canada? Who is looking out for police officers who put their lives at risk every day?

This matter should be resolved not on the basis of what is expedient but on the basis of what is right.

We would like to thank everyone who has provided support to our family over the past year. We are particularly grateful to Sarah’s RCMP family for all that they have done.

Thank you.”