Cornwall, P.E.I., woman fined for mischief in neighbour dispute
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A Cornwall, P.E.I., lady who was on a court docket order to remain off her neighbour’s property has been sentenced for mischief.
Sandra Isabelle Ellis, 63, appeared in provincial court docket in Charlottetown on Aug. 21 and pleaded responsible to mischief for inflicting property harm, breach of probation and lacking court docket.
Though Ellis pleaded responsible to all three fees, Crown legal professional Molly Murphy stayed the breach of probation and lacking court docket allegations and solely proceeded with the mischief cost.
The April 15 incident
Murphy instructed the court docket that on April 15, the neighbour was strolling her canine and returning residence when she heard Ellis yelling at her and standing in her driveway. The neighbour needed to proceed strolling and enter the residence by way of the again of the property to keep away from contact with Ellis. The neighbour believed Ellis was intoxicated on the time given her behaviour, mentioned Murphy.
The neighbour seen that survey stakes had been pulled from the bottom on her property. The neighbour was within the technique of promoting her residence on York Level Highway on the time, defined Murphy.
Murphy described the incident as a “low-end” mischief offence but additionally a “deliberate try and meddle with the (neighbour’s) property.”
Ellis instructed police that she was cleansing up branches on her property and unintentionally pulled up one of many survey stakes. Ellis denied pulling up one other survey stake close to her neighbour’s driveway, mentioned Murphy.
Responsible plea
Ellis mentioned she disagreed with the details learn in court docket. However fairly than have a listening to on the details, she pleaded responsible.
“I have been terrorized for a year-and-a-half,” mentioned Ellis in court docket. “I would like it over with. She’s gone … We have been there for 40 years.”
“I am a beautiful lady and I work arduous,” Ellis added.
On Jan. 25, Ellis was sentenced to 18 months of probation for mischief and uttering threats involving the identical neighbour. The probation order required that Ellis don’t have any contact with the neighbour and keep off her property.
Prior offences
The circumstances of these prior offences have been that on July 13, 2022, the RCMP acquired a grievance that Ellis was on the neighbour’s property intoxicated and on a using mower. The police gave Ellis a warning to remain off her neighbour’s property.
Later that very same day, police acquired one other grievance that Ellis had gone again on the neighbour’s property on the using mower and broken a backyard hose and a fence. This time, police issued Ellis with a trespassing discover with respect to the neighbour’s property. Police have been known as again a 3rd time that day at round 5:30 p.m. after Ellis uttered a loss of life menace to her neighbour. Ellis pleaded responsible in court docket to these fees.
Sentencing
For the mischief cost on April 15, Murphy really helpful a nice within the vary of $100 to $200. Murphy mentioned the neighbour has moved away however it wasn’t identified if the property was offered.
Choose Nancy Orr sentenced Ellis to a $100 nice and a sufferer surcharge of $30 for the offence.
Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with SaltWire in Prince Edward Island. He will be reached by electronic mail at [email protected] and will be adopted on X @terry_mcn.
