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Case Dismissed Against Woman Charged In Death Of Lobster Fisherman Phillip Boudreau

The Canadian Press, 15 Jun, 2015 10:47 AM

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The case against a Cape Breton woman charged in the death of a lobster fisherman has been dismissed.

Carla Samson was facing a charge of accessory after the fact in the death of Phillip Boudreau, whose body was never found after he disappeared on June 1, 2013.

Samson owns the lobster boat that allegedly attacked Boudreau's boat in a Cape Breton harbour.

Her husband, Dwayne Matthew Samson, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month after admitting he rammed Boudreau's speedboat.

Crown attorney Steve Drake told Judge Simon MacDonald today that after reviewing that matter, the Crown decided there was not a realistic prospect of conviction in the Carla Samson case.

The judge agreed to dismiss the case at the request of the defence.

Carla Samson's father, Joseph James Landry, was given a 14-year prison sentence for manslaughter for his role in Boudreau's death.

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