Woman who hid in Ontario church can stay in Canada
Lu convicted, pardoned for 1985 Toronto slaying
Last Updated: Monday, March 12, 2007 | 2:41 PM ET
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2007/03/12/lucy-lu.html
A woman who hid in a Kingston, Ont., church and was pardoned for manslaughter during her long fight to stay in Canada has been granted landed immigrant status.
Lucy Lu learned Friday that she can now stay in the country for good after years spent relying on temporary permits, said her husband, Darryl Gellner.
"We're thrilled ― thrilled and I'm very relieved," he said. "I think that for Lucy, it's going to take a while to adjust to a life that doesn't include worry every day and wondering whether a knock on a door means she's going to be put on a plane to China."
Lu was convicted in the 1985 killing of her first husband in Toronto.
She pleaded guilty to manslaughter despite claiming she was innocent.
She was released from prison in 1991 and later pardoned.
Afterwards, she spent years fighting deportation to China, where she said she feared being retried for her husband's slaying and where a conviction could result in the death penalty.
Lu hid from immigration officials in a Kingston, Ont., church for almost a year starting November 2000.
Lu convicted, pardoned for 1985 Toronto slaying
Last Updated: Monday, March 12, 2007 | 2:41 PM ET
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2007/03/12/lucy-lu.html
A woman who hid in a Kingston, Ont., church and was pardoned for manslaughter during her long fight to stay in Canada has been granted landed immigrant status.
Lucy Lu learned Friday that she can now stay in the country for good after years spent relying on temporary permits, said her husband, Darryl Gellner.
"We're thrilled ― thrilled and I'm very relieved," he said. "I think that for Lucy, it's going to take a while to adjust to a life that doesn't include worry every day and wondering whether a knock on a door means she's going to be put on a plane to China."
Lu was convicted in the 1985 killing of her first husband in Toronto.
She pleaded guilty to manslaughter despite claiming she was innocent.
She was released from prison in 1991 and later pardoned.
Afterwards, she spent years fighting deportation to China, where she said she feared being retried for her husband's slaying and where a conviction could result in the death penalty.
Lu hid from immigration officials in a Kingston, Ont., church for almost a year starting November 2000.
