GUILTY Canada - Catherine Campbell, 36, Halifax, NS, 10 Sept 2015

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Expert in sexual masochism testifying at Catherine Campbell murder trial

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova...ll-murder-trial-christopher-garnier-1.4445995

 

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LIVE UPDATES: Closing arguments underway at Garnier murder trial

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/live-...ts-underway-at-garnier-murder-trial-1.3725775

 

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The trial is being live-tweeted by @SarahRitchieCTV The judge's charge to the jury is today (Dec.20)

 

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Jury begins deliberations

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-...ll-murder-trial-christopher-garnier-1.4457789

 

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Christopher Garnier found guilty of murdering Catherine Campbell

A Halifax jury has found Christopher Garnier guilty of second-degree murder in the death of off-duty Truro, N.S., police officer Catherine Campbell and of improperly interfering with her dead body.

Justice Josh Arnold sentenced Garnier to life in prison and will deal with parole eligibility at a May 7 court hearing. His lawyer has asked for a pre-sentence report. Sheriffs' officers have taken Garnier into custody.

In an interview outside court, the murdered woman's parents said they were relieved by the verdict.

"All I want to say is that for almost 2½ years, we've sought justice for Catherine. And today we feel we have justice for Catherine and we'd like to thank everyone that supported us — the Crown, the police … we're just glad it's over," Susan Campbell said.

 

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Christopher Garnier's father, girlfriend plead for leniency in murder sentencing | CBC News

The Crown is recommending that Garnier serve a minimum of 16 years in prison before he can begin applying for parole. That sentence would be for both the murder and the separate offence of improperly interfering with human remains.

The Crown compared what Garnier did to the Nova Scotia case of Jason MacRae, who murdered his wife, school teacher Paula Gallant, and concealed her body in the trunk of her car. The Crown also cited the case of Paul Calnen, who murdered his girlfriend Reita Jordan and burned her body.

The defence said Garnier should only serve 10 years for both offences.

Victim impact statements, expert testimony from two defence witnesses who have examined Garnier and sentencing arguments will all be presented when the case returns to court for two days at the end of August.

 

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Killing off-duty cop gave Christopher Garnier PTSD, should be mitigating factor in sentencing: defence

In submissions filed with the court, defence lawyer Joel Pink said his client was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder by a psychiatrist hired by the defence, Dr. Stephen Hucker, and by the psychologist who is currently treating him.

The event that brought on the PTSD: the murder itself.

Hucker, who testified at the trial, said in a report that Garnier suffered from acute stress disorder immediately following Campbell’s death, Pink noted.​

 

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Christopher Garnier to serve 13.5 years in prison without eligibility of parole

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has ruled that Christopher Garnier must serve 13.5 years in prison without the eligibility of parole.

Garnier, 30, was convicted in December of second-degree murder and interfering with a dead body in the September 2015 death of 36-year-old Catherine Campbell.

The murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence.​

'There will be no forgiveness': Mother of murder victim tells hearing

"As we struggle to deal with our loss, we know one thing: There will be no forgiveness. None," Susan Campbell, mother of Const. Catherine Campbell, said in a victim impact statement read Monday at Christopher Garnier's parole eligibility hearing.

In the statement, Campbell said the day her daughter died, a part of her died as well.

With Catherine's father, Dwight Campbell, at her side, she told Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Joshua Arnold she has not seen genuine remorse from Garnier or his family.

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Crown lawyer Christine Driscoll argued Garnier's extensive actions to conceal the crime and his ability to return to his normal life afterwards makes his prospect for rehabilitation "difficult."

"He acted in a way... that was manipulative and calculating," said Driscoll. "Mr. Garnier knew what he was doing as he disposed of the evidence. He disposed of numerous pieces of evidence, some of which was never found, and separated it into different places and concealed his crime quite well."

Meanwhile, defence lawyer Joel Pink urged Arnold to consider Garnier's adherence to bail conditions, his expression of remorse and more than 30 letters of support in deciding how long Garnier will have to serve before he can apply for parole.​