C. Douglas

The offender was convicted by a jury of manslaughter for the death of her mother, who died from external neck compression following a physical altercation in their shared home.

The Crown sought a penitentiary sentence of 8 to 10 years, while the defence sought a conditional sentence.

The court weighed the profound breach of trust and violence of the offence against mitigating factors, including the offender's lack of a criminal record, genuine remorse, and unusually harsh pre-trial custody conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The court sentenced the offender to 6 years' incarceration, less enhanced credit for pre-sentence custody.

The applicant sought a bail review to vacate his existing detention order and be released on terms pending trial for drug trafficking charges involving over 2 kilograms of fentanyl.

While the court found a material change in circumstances due to trial adjournments, the application was dismissed.

The court held that the applicant's history of breaching release conditions, including a recent arrest for drug trafficking while on bail, and the unsuitability of his proposed principal surety justified his continued detention on the primary, secondary, and tertiary grounds.

The accused, a former bank employee, was charged with defrauding her employer of over $5,000 after depositing an $18,850 cheque from a closed corporate account and quickly depleting the funds.

The accused claimed she believed the account was open and had sufficient funds.

The court rejected her evidence as unworthy of belief, finding she knew the account was closed and intentionally depleted the funds before the cheque could be returned NSF.

The accused was found guilty.