Anonymous69
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I wish I had the power to punish those that pay zero respects to knowledge, experience and just fragile good older people.
BARRIE — A 16-year-old who broke into a 98-year-old woman’s home and poured maple syrup over her while she lay in fear pretending to sleep should go to jail, a Crown attorney said Friday.
“It was reprehensible,” said Crown Kate Wright in sentencing submissions. “This was a vulnerable, disabled, 98-year-old woman who was confined to her bed, unable to call for help or defend herself.”
The teen, who can’t be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has pleaded guilty to break-and-enter, mischief and assault after admitting he and his buddy broke into the home of Jean Knox and trashed it, smearing eggs, peanut butter, ketchup and cooking oil on the floors, walls and ceiling of every room on Dec. 29, 2016.
Knox is confined to a wheelchair and almost completely deaf but enjoyed living in her family home that she and her husband built in the 50’s to raise their family.
She told the judge she was terrified when she saw the two hooded figures coming toward her so she lay still, pretending to sleep, as they poured maple syrup all over her and her bedding.
“I saw them coming toward me in the shadows so I pretended I was asleep,” she told the court earlier this week, explaining she thought the gooey, sticky syrup being poured over her was blood.
“I have been devastated by these young men,” she added.
Knox had to move out of her home for six weeks and it cost $20,000 to clean, paint, and repair the damage. She has since invested in a security system.
“Anything but a custodial sentence would be inappropriate because the facts are so egregious,” said Wright.
In court the teen, who stands six feet tall, dabbed tears with a tissue. A psychological report submitted to the court stated he appears to have no remorse and minimized the impact the trauma had on the elderly lady.
During his assessment, the teen admitted: “I will sometimes do something cruel to others when I’m not happy.”
The report also showed the teen has been defiant since he was a child. By the time he hit high school his “lies and manipulation” increased and his mother found it “futile” to attempt to discipline him.
Defence lawyer Angela McLeod said the teen was abused as a child and asked the judge to allow him to remain home and seek treatment, although she agreed there is a long waiting list for youth programs.
Justice John Bliss will sentence the teen on May 16.
BARRIE — A 16-year-old who broke into a 98-year-old woman’s home and poured maple syrup over her while she lay in fear pretending to sleep should go to jail, a Crown attorney said Friday.
“It was reprehensible,” said Crown Kate Wright in sentencing submissions. “This was a vulnerable, disabled, 98-year-old woman who was confined to her bed, unable to call for help or defend herself.”
The teen, who can’t be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has pleaded guilty to break-and-enter, mischief and assault after admitting he and his buddy broke into the home of Jean Knox and trashed it, smearing eggs, peanut butter, ketchup and cooking oil on the floors, walls and ceiling of every room on Dec. 29, 2016.
Knox is confined to a wheelchair and almost completely deaf but enjoyed living in her family home that she and her husband built in the 50’s to raise their family.
She told the judge she was terrified when she saw the two hooded figures coming toward her so she lay still, pretending to sleep, as they poured maple syrup all over her and her bedding.
“I saw them coming toward me in the shadows so I pretended I was asleep,” she told the court earlier this week, explaining she thought the gooey, sticky syrup being poured over her was blood.
“I have been devastated by these young men,” she added.
Knox had to move out of her home for six weeks and it cost $20,000 to clean, paint, and repair the damage. She has since invested in a security system.
“Anything but a custodial sentence would be inappropriate because the facts are so egregious,” said Wright.
In court the teen, who stands six feet tall, dabbed tears with a tissue. A psychological report submitted to the court stated he appears to have no remorse and minimized the impact the trauma had on the elderly lady.
During his assessment, the teen admitted: “I will sometimes do something cruel to others when I’m not happy.”
The report also showed the teen has been defiant since he was a child. By the time he hit high school his “lies and manipulation” increased and his mother found it “futile” to attempt to discipline him.
Defence lawyer Angela McLeod said the teen was abused as a child and asked the judge to allow him to remain home and seek treatment, although she agreed there is a long waiting list for youth programs.
Justice John Bliss will sentence the teen on May 16.
