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| Former nurse who killed eight elderly people in her care gets life in prison | Former nurse who killed eight elderly people in her care gets life in prison |
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| Elizabeth Wettlaufer pleaded guilty and admitted using insulin in killings | |
| 14 assaults took place in Ontario care facilities and at a home, officials say | |
| Associated Press in Woodstock, Ontario | |
| Mon 26 Jun 2017 21.16 BST | |
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| A former nurse convicted of killing eight elderly people in her care has been sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole for 25 years. | A former nurse convicted of killing eight elderly people in her care has been sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole for 25 years. |
| Elizabeth Wettlaufer pleaded guilty last month to eight counts of first-degree murder, four counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault in the notorious serial killings. The 50-year-old told the court on Monday that she was truly sorry and hoped her victims’ families could find peace and healing. | Elizabeth Wettlaufer pleaded guilty last month to eight counts of first-degree murder, four counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault in the notorious serial killings. The 50-year-old told the court on Monday that she was truly sorry and hoped her victims’ families could find peace and healing. |
| Authorities have said the 14 assaults on patients took place over the last decade in three Ontario long-term care facilities where Wettlaufer worked as a registered nurse, and at a private home. Wettlaufer admitted to using insulin in all of the cases, from 2007 to 2016. | Authorities have said the 14 assaults on patients took place over the last decade in three Ontario long-term care facilities where Wettlaufer worked as a registered nurse, and at a private home. Wettlaufer admitted to using insulin in all of the cases, from 2007 to 2016. |
| Susan Horvath, a daughter of Arpad Horvath, a victim, said she did not read her victim impact statement because she couldn’t trust herself being too physically close to Wettlaufer in the courtroom. | Susan Horvath, a daughter of Arpad Horvath, a victim, said she did not read her victim impact statement because she couldn’t trust herself being too physically close to Wettlaufer in the courtroom. |
| “I am too angry,” she said. “I didn’t trust myself up there.” | “I am too angry,” she said. “I didn’t trust myself up there.” |
| Laura Jackson, the friend of one of the victims, said Wettlaufer “should spend the rest of her life in a small box contemplating what she’s done. It wasn’t rash. It wasn’t thought-out. It was calculated.” | Laura Jackson, the friend of one of the victims, said Wettlaufer “should spend the rest of her life in a small box contemplating what she’s done. It wasn’t rash. It wasn’t thought-out. It was calculated.” |
| Shannon Emmerton, the granddaughter of another victim, said other nurses could potentially commit the same crime. The Ontario government launched a public inquiry soon after the sentence was announced. | Shannon Emmerton, the granddaughter of another victim, said other nurses could potentially commit the same crime. The Ontario government launched a public inquiry soon after the sentence was announced. |
| “We want to assure the public that Ontario’s 78,000 long-term care residents are safe in their homes,” Ontario’s attorney general said in a statement. “It is our hope that through the inquiry process, we will get the answers we need to help ensure that a tragedy such as this does not happen again.” | “We want to assure the public that Ontario’s 78,000 long-term care residents are safe in their homes,” Ontario’s attorney general said in a statement. “It is our hope that through the inquiry process, we will get the answers we need to help ensure that a tragedy such as this does not happen again.” |
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