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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2009/01/30/ns-karissa-guilty.html
'Mommy, don't': Woman guilty of murdering daughter
Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2009 | 10:38 AM AT
CBC News
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Karissa Boudreau captured everybody's heart, said her aunt, Chastity Grear. (Bridgewater police)
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Penny Boudreau emerges from court in Bridgewater, N.S., in June 2008. (CBC)
A Nova Scotia woman has been handed a life sentence with no parole eligibility for 20 years for strangling her only child after she was given an ultimatum by her boyfriend.
Penny Boudreau, 34, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder in the death of 12-year-old Karissa Boudreau last year.
The girl's frozen body was found on the outskirts of Bridgewater on Feb. 9, 2008, about two weeks after her mother reported her missing.
Boudreau, wearing a black T-shirt and jeans, told the court, "I'm sorry."
In handing down the sentence, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court justice said Boudreau can no longer call herself mother.
Karissa's relatives sobbed loudly as Crown attorney Paul Scovil read out the grim details of the girl's final moments in an agreed statement of facts.
Boudreau's boyfriend, Vernon Macumber, told her she had to choose between him and her daughter if she wanted to save their relationship.
It was dark and snowy on Jan. 27, 2008, when Boudreau drove the girl to a remote spot on William Hebb Road in Hebbville, near Bridgewater.
They got out of the car and argued. Boudreau tackled her daughter, knelt on her chest and strangled her with a length of twine.
Boudreau could feel the girl's hands digging into the ground as she struggled.
Karissa's last words were, "Mommy, don't."
Boudreau then put the body in the car and threw out the twine in a coffee cup.
She drove to a spot along the LaHave River, and as she dragged the body, pulled down Karissa's pants to give the impression the girl had been sexually assaulted. She then rolled the body down an embankment.
Boudreau later tossed several pieces of Karissa's clothing in the garbage can at the local swimming pool.
When she got home, she told police her daughter had run away. She also called friends and teachers to spread the story.
The grim truth of what happened to the 12-year-old girl came out as a result of an undercover police investigation.
Boudreau gave the details to officers posing as organized crime bosses, who said they could help her destroy evidence held by police.
The story of Karissa has gripped the small Nova Scotia community ever since her mother made a tearful plea at a news conference for her daughter's safe return.
Boudreau said they had had a fight in the parking lot of a grocery store, and when she came back to the car, Karissa was gone.
Several searches of the area turned up no sign of the young girl.
Two weeks later, a passerby discovered Karissa's frozen body on the bank of the LaHave River.
Boudreau was charged with first-degree murder last June. At the time, police said they believed Karissa knew her killer.
Boudreau can apply for parole after 15 years under the faint-hope clause.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2009/01/30/ns-karissa-guilty.html
'Mommy, don't': Woman guilty of murdering daughter
Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2009 | 10:38 AM AT
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2008/02/05/ns-boudreau-karissa-bpd.jpg
Karissa Boudreau captured everybody's heart, said her aunt, Chastity Grear. (Bridgewater police)
http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2008/06/16/boudreau-penny-cbc080616.jpg
Penny Boudreau emerges from court in Bridgewater, N.S., in June 2008. (CBC)
A Nova Scotia woman has been handed a life sentence with no parole eligibility for 20 years for strangling her only child after she was given an ultimatum by her boyfriend.
Penny Boudreau, 34, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder in the death of 12-year-old Karissa Boudreau last year.
The girl's frozen body was found on the outskirts of Bridgewater on Feb. 9, 2008, about two weeks after her mother reported her missing.
Boudreau, wearing a black T-shirt and jeans, told the court, "I'm sorry."
In handing down the sentence, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court justice said Boudreau can no longer call herself mother.
Karissa's relatives sobbed loudly as Crown attorney Paul Scovil read out the grim details of the girl's final moments in an agreed statement of facts.
Boudreau's boyfriend, Vernon Macumber, told her she had to choose between him and her daughter if she wanted to save their relationship.
It was dark and snowy on Jan. 27, 2008, when Boudreau drove the girl to a remote spot on William Hebb Road in Hebbville, near Bridgewater.
They got out of the car and argued. Boudreau tackled her daughter, knelt on her chest and strangled her with a length of twine.
Boudreau could feel the girl's hands digging into the ground as she struggled.
Karissa's last words were, "Mommy, don't."
Boudreau then put the body in the car and threw out the twine in a coffee cup.
She drove to a spot along the LaHave River, and as she dragged the body, pulled down Karissa's pants to give the impression the girl had been sexually assaulted. She then rolled the body down an embankment.
Boudreau later tossed several pieces of Karissa's clothing in the garbage can at the local swimming pool.
When she got home, she told police her daughter had run away. She also called friends and teachers to spread the story.
The grim truth of what happened to the 12-year-old girl came out as a result of an undercover police investigation.
Boudreau gave the details to officers posing as organized crime bosses, who said they could help her destroy evidence held by police.
The story of Karissa has gripped the small Nova Scotia community ever since her mother made a tearful plea at a news conference for her daughter's safe return.
Boudreau said they had had a fight in the parking lot of a grocery store, and when she came back to the car, Karissa was gone.
Several searches of the area turned up no sign of the young girl.
Two weeks later, a passerby discovered Karissa's frozen body on the bank of the LaHave River.
Boudreau was charged with first-degree murder last June. At the time, police said they believed Karissa knew her killer.
Boudreau can apply for parole after 15 years under the faint-hope clause.