Cook is the ninth of ten people to be sentenced in connection with the death of Laverdiere, who was found outside North Battleford in 2019. saskatchewan crime
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Cook, 39, was originally charged with first-degree murder. She received a life sentence — the maximum allowable for manslaughter — after Justice Krista Zerr accepted a joint submission from defence lawyer Brian Pfefferle and Crown prosecutor Chris Browne.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Cook, also from Edmonton, was arrested in Fort Saskatchewan in July 2019. She was the fifth person to be charged in connection with Laverdiere’s death. A publication ban, sought by the Crown, prevents the reporting of all the evidence presented, and arguments made, during the trials and sentencing hearings until the final accused, Jesse Sangster, either stands trial or is sentenced.
Sangster’s trial was scheduled to begin this week but has been sent back to the pretrial list. Browne said Sangster fired his lawyer and the trial had to be adjourned while he secures new counsel., being an accessory after the fact to murder and vehicle theft. He was arrested in Edmonton on July 28, 2019.Article content
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