Ex-nurse who killed 8 seniors in her care sentenced to 8 concurrent life terms
Wettlaufer, a former Ontario nurse who murdered eight seniors in her care, was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for 25 years.
Former nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer told a court in Woodstock, Ont., on Monday that she was “extremely sorry” for killing eight nursing home patients before being sentenced to eight concurrent life terms in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.
Superior Court Justice Bruce Thomas called Wettlaufer a predator who was a “shadow of death” that passed over the elderly victims she was supposed to care for and protect.
“She was far from an angel of mercy,” he said. “Instead, she was a shadow of death that passed over [her victims].”
Wettlaufer, 50, will also have to provide a DNA sample for the national criminal database.
Then, it was Wettlaufer’s turn to speak.
“I caused tremendous pain and suffering and death…. Sorry is much too small a word. I am extremely sorry.”
Thomas could have sentenced Wettlaufer to eight consecutive life terms, meaning 200 years, but chose not to take that option.
He told her she will likely never be paroled.
Earlier this month, Wettlaufer pleaded guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder, four counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault. She will also serve 10 years for each attempted murder, and seven years for each aggravated assault.
She confessed in dramatic videos shown to the court during her trial that she used insulin to kill and injure the nursing home residents between 2007 and 2014.
CBC
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