GUILTY Canada - Dorothy Tucker, 53, Oak Haven, NB, 9 Nov 2014

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'Nowhere near enough': Matthew Tucker sentenced to at least 14 years for mother's murder

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/matthew-tucker-sentence-murder-mother-1.3951256

Matthew Linus Tucker has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 14 years for murdering his mother, Dorothy Tucker, and hiding her body in the woods near St. Stephen more than two years ago.

"He got nowhere near enough for what he did," the victim's brother, Linus Tucker, said outside the Court of Queen's Bench in Saint John following sentencing on Wednesday.

"I would have liked to have seen him never get out of there. Never.

"It's not right at all."

A second-degree murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence, but parole eligibility can range from between 10 and 25 years.

Tucker, who has been in custody for two years, will become eligible to apply for parole in November 2028.

During sentencing on Wednesday, Justice William Grant said the domestic nature of the crime and Tucker's post-crime conduct were the most serious issues.

In November 2014, family and volunteers searched for Dorothy Tucker for 10 days, while her son kept her death and location of her body a secret.

"That conduct was the most reprehensible thing he did following the murder and appears to have been calculated and deliberate," said Grant.

"It can best be described as callous."

Matthew Tucker's history of addiction, mental health issues put before court

 

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Matthew Tucker's murder conviction for killing mother upheld

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/matthew-tucker-dorothy-tucker-second-degree-murder-1.4504150

Matthew Tucker did not testify at his trial, and the defence did not call any witnesses.

Tucker represented himself at his appeal. The appeal court's decision was written by Justice Kathleen Quigg, who said she was satisfied the jury understood it was to consider all the evidence to determine Tucker's state of mind.

"As a result there was no error in law and the trial judge properly instructed the jury," Quigg wrote. "In my view the jury did not believe Mr. Tucker was suffering from diminished mental capacity at the time of the shooting."