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Crown prosecutors and defence lawyers are recommending a five-year prison sentence for a former Prescott town councillor guilty of manslaughter for failing to help her dying husband.
The joint recommendation follows a surprise guilty plea by Nancy Lane last week. Lane had been on trial for first-degree murder for the death of her husband Art Lane at the home they shared in Athens, Ont. in October 2009. Lane’s plea came after a new pathologist’s report revealed her 61-year-old husband most likely died from heart failure rather than a lethal cocktail of drugs. Lane pleaded to the lesser charge, admitting only that she failed to assist her husband as he lay dying. She denies poisoning her husband.
Prosecutors and the defence are asking for an eight-year sentence, but Lane would receive credit for three years for time she spent at J.F. Norwood House, transitional housing run by the Elizabeth Fry Society to provide support to women and their families. The judge has yet to accept the joint submission.
During Lane’s sentencing hearing Thursday, Art Lane’s daughter and two sons told the judge how Lane’s actions have splintered their family and caused much pain and suffering.
“Nancy, your actions and ignorance has only opened my eyes to the true darkness living within the hearts and minds,” wrote son Christian Lane in his victim impact statement.
Daughter Kim Lane wrote that no words can adequately explain the loss that they feel.
“To know he could have been saved is gut wrenching and leaves so many questions and what-ifs,” she wrote.
“She didn’t have the right to play God, to decide my brother’s life wasn’t worth living, to keep him from the supports he needed,” added Art Lane’s sister Marianne Paul in her victim impact statement.
The trial had heard that Nancy Lane, a nurse, did laundry and went to a friend’s house instead of calling an ambulance. When she returned home to find paramedics and police at the house, she demanded that paramedics leave her dead husband alone, saying he had a Do Not Resuscitate order that she couldn’t find.
Lane’s lawyers presented the court with letters and witnesses to testify about how Lane had been an inspiration at J.F. Norwood House in the three years she has been there. Volunteers and directors from J.F. Norwood house and the Bronson Centre described her tireless work helping the poor and homeless, tending to the centre’s gardens and generally making the facility a better place.
Lawyer Norm Boxall said he intends to ask the judge to make a recommendation about the level of security that Lane should be subjected to once she reaches prison.
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The joint recommendation follows a surprise guilty plea by Nancy Lane last week. Lane had been on trial for first-degree murder for the death of her husband Art Lane at the home they shared in Athens, Ont. in October 2009. Lane’s plea came after a new pathologist’s report revealed her 61-year-old husband most likely died from heart failure rather than a lethal cocktail of drugs. Lane pleaded to the lesser charge, admitting only that she failed to assist her husband as he lay dying. She denies poisoning her husband.
Prosecutors and the defence are asking for an eight-year sentence, but Lane would receive credit for three years for time she spent at J.F. Norwood House, transitional housing run by the Elizabeth Fry Society to provide support to women and their families. The judge has yet to accept the joint submission.
During Lane’s sentencing hearing Thursday, Art Lane’s daughter and two sons told the judge how Lane’s actions have splintered their family and caused much pain and suffering.
“Nancy, your actions and ignorance has only opened my eyes to the true darkness living within the hearts and minds,” wrote son Christian Lane in his victim impact statement.
Daughter Kim Lane wrote that no words can adequately explain the loss that they feel.
“To know he could have been saved is gut wrenching and leaves so many questions and what-ifs,” she wrote.
“She didn’t have the right to play God, to decide my brother’s life wasn’t worth living, to keep him from the supports he needed,” added Art Lane’s sister Marianne Paul in her victim impact statement.
The trial had heard that Nancy Lane, a nurse, did laundry and went to a friend’s house instead of calling an ambulance. When she returned home to find paramedics and police at the house, she demanded that paramedics leave her dead husband alone, saying he had a Do Not Resuscitate order that she couldn’t find.
Lane’s lawyers presented the court with letters and witnesses to testify about how Lane had been an inspiration at J.F. Norwood House in the three years she has been there. Volunteers and directors from J.F. Norwood house and the Bronson Centre described her tireless work helping the poor and homeless, tending to the centre’s gardens and generally making the facility a better place.
Lawyer Norm Boxall said he intends to ask the judge to make a recommendation about the level of security that Lane should be subjected to once she reaches prison.
aseymour@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/andrew_seymour
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