Canada’s youngest multiple killer faces sentencing review... ~ The young woman who became Canada’s youngest multiple killer helping her boyfriend slay her Medicine Hat family at age 12 is having her sentence reviewed by a judge Monday. She is scheduled to appear over closed circuit television in Medicine Hat Court of Queen’s Bench. The woman, who turns 20 in a few weeks, has 2 1/2 years left in the final phase of her maximum 10-year youth sentence. She was convicted on three counts of first-degree murder for her role in the slaying of her father, mother and eight-year-old brother April 23, 2006. The family was stabbed to death in the middle of night in their suburban Medicine Hat home. Her former boyfriend, Jeremy Allan Steinke, who was 23 at the time, was also convicted on three counts of first-degree murder in a separate trial. It’s been a year since the young woman had her progress reviewed by the judge who sentenced her to an intensive rehabilitative custody and supervision (IRCS) order. Although the teen’s psychological assessments and therapy plan is kept private, case workers said last year they believe her remorse is “significant” and genuine. In the past, it had been said the girl had a “failure to internalize” or take responsibility for her role in the killings. The annual sentencing reviews are the only chance the public has to learn what progress the woman has made, as her young offender status protects her identity. She is in the final stretch of a four-phase program of stabilization, intensive therapy, transition and reintegration that saw four years spent in custody at Alberta Hospital and six on probation. The girl had been living in a group home as she was being readied to reintegrate into society. She now attends university classes, holds down a job and lives on her own. During the last hearing, Justice Scott Brooker said he was pleased with the woman’s progress and commended her for working hard. The triple murder case made international headlines. Steinke and the girl had been carrying on an illicit romance for several months before her parents found out and tried to stop it. Through online messages under their user names “soul eater” and “runaway devil,” the pair discussed killing the girl’s parents so they could be together. They were arrested trying to flee hours after being seen drinking and laughing at a nearby house party. Steinke admitted stabbing the girl’s parents to death. The girl denied any role in the killings. Neither has ever admitted to the little boy’s murder. calgaryherald/news/alberta/story.html?id=8974222
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 17:36:15 +0000
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