South Surrey mother Lisa Batstone 香蕉视频直播� found guilty in March of second-degree murder in her daughter Teagan香蕉视频直播檚 December 2014 death 香蕉视频直播� should have to wait 16 to 18 years before she can apply for parole, Crown counsel submitted Wednesday.
The facts, prosecutor Christopher McPherson argued, 香蕉视频直播渓ie squarely within the highest range of parole ineligibility.香蕉视频直播�
Defence counsel agreed the offence was 香蕉视频直播渙ne of the worst crimes,香蕉视频直播� but submitted an ineligibility term of 10 years was appropriate, noting 香蕉视频直播渦nless Miss Batstone is able to establish that she is fit for release, she will remain in jail for the rest of her life.香蕉视频直播�
Crown says South Surrey mother who killed daughter should spend 16-18 years in jail before being eligible to apply for parole.
香蕉视频直播� Peace Arch News (@PeaceArchNews)
READ MORE:
The conviction comes with an automatic life sentence. Lawyers are making submissions today on just how long Batstone 香蕉视频直播� who smothered Teagan with a plastic bag 香蕉视频直播� should remain ineligible for parole, and Justice Catherine Murray is hearing victim-impact statements, including from Teagan香蕉视频直播檚 dad, Gabe Batstone.
Gabe Batstone told Murray he is haunted every day by all the little things he can no longer share with his daughter: trips to the grocery store and the park, comforting her.
香蕉视频直播淚 miss everything, and that never goes away,香蕉视频直播� he said.
He said he is angered at the impact her murder has had on his two young sons, describing the boys香蕉视频直播� sadness, confusion, survivor香蕉视频直播檚 guilt and more.
Gabe Batstone also expressed concern with the court process.
香蕉视频直播淥ften not seen and difficult to prepare for is the slowness of this process,香蕉视频直播� he told the court. 香蕉视频直播淔our years later, just days before Father香蕉视频直播檚 Day, I sit reliving the worst day of my life香蕉视频直播ο憬妒悠抵辈
In finding Batstone guilty in March, Murray 香蕉视频直播� noting the only issue for her to rule on was whether Batstone 香蕉视频直播渉ad the requisite intent for second-degree murder香蕉视频直播� 香蕉视频直播� found 香蕉视频直播渢he killing was deliberate.香蕉视频直播�
香蕉视频直播淭he accused香蕉视频直播檚 actions were purposeful and goal-driven,香蕉视频直播� Murray said.
Batstone was charged after eight-year-old Teagan香蕉视频直播檚 body was found in the trunk of a car in a cul-de-sac off Crescent Road on Dec. 10, 2014.
During trial, prosecutors pointed to the fact that Batstone never called 911, and that she left notes that read 香蕉视频直播淚香蕉视频直播檓 so sorry,香蕉视频直播� as well as a four-page letter with phrases that included, 香蕉视频直播淚 couldn香蕉视频直播檛 imagine leaving here and leaving her to him,香蕉视频直播� as among evidence that made it clear Batstone had intended to kill Teagan.
Defence counsel had argued it was 香蕉视频直播渋mpossible to know香蕉视频直播� what truly was in Batstone香蕉视频直播檚 mind香蕉视频直播� in the moments before she smothered her daughter.
In her reasons for judgment, Murray noted that Batstone 香蕉视频直播渄id nothing to try to save香蕉视频直播� Teagan.
tholmes@peacearchnews.com
Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter
