P.E.I. woman sentenced for assaulting, robbing her father
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A P.E.I. lady who assaulted and stole cash from her father has been sentenced for theft and different offences.
On June 14 in provincial court docket in Charlottetown, Chief Choose Jeff Lantz sentenced Amanda Lee Trainor, 45, to 14 months in jail for theft and an extra 44 days for breaching probation and lacking a court docket date. Trainor was additionally ordered to pay restitution to her father within the quantity stolen. Trainor appeared by video from the Provincial Correctional Centre for sentencing.
Trainor pleaded not responsible to the theft cost and had a trial in April. On Might 14, Lantz discovered her responsible of the offence.
At sentencing, Crown lawyer Nathan Beck recounted the information of the theft. On Dec. 13, Trainor and her boyfriend had been staying without spending a dime at her father’s residence. An argument escalated into Trainor punching her 73-year-old father within the nostril and over his proper eye. She additionally kicked him when he fell to the bottom. Trainor then stole his pockets containing $400 and left the residence along with her boyfriend.
Police had been known as, and Trainor was arrested that day.
Beck famous that Trainor continues to disclaim the theft allegations, however she did plead responsible to lacking court docket and breaching a situation of her probation by having contact along with her boyfriend.
The probation breach occurred a number of months previous to the theft. On July 13 at round 3 p.m., Trainor’s father known as police to report that Trainor broke his telephone and air conditioner and left the residence, mentioned Beck. Trainor was situated by police pushing a buying cart along with her belongings a brief distance from the residence. Trainor’s boyfriend was along with her when she advised police that she believed the probation order and no-contact situation had expired. Trainor additionally denied breaking the objects at her father’s residence.
Trainor’s felony document consists of 5 assaults, together with a previous assault in opposition to her father in 2020.
Beck requested a sentence within the vary of 12-18 months in jail for the theft and 45 days every for lacking court docket and breaching probation.
Beck defined Trainor took benefit of her father’s generosity by staying at his residence without spending a dime after which robbing him of the cash.
Trainor’s legal-aid lawyer Alex Dalton requested 12 months in jail for the theft and a complete of 30 days for lacking court docket and breaching probation.
Dalton described Trainor’s relationship along with her father as “sophisticated”. Trainor’s mother and father separated when she was a youth, and her mom moved to Ontario. Because of this, Trainor grew up along with her father in a house with none construction. Trainor was a “rebellious youth”, who had a troublesome and difficult upbringing, mentioned Dalton. Trainor additionally started utilizing medicine as a youngster and continues to cope with substance abuse. As Dalton spoke about these previous experiences, Trainor turned emotional and wiped tears from her eyes.
Lantz gave Trainor 9 months credit score for time already served in custody since her Dec. 13 arrest, which leaves about six-and-a-half months on the jail sentence. Trainor was additionally sentenced to 2 years of probation, which features a no-contact situation along with her father.
Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. @terry_mcn
