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Montreal Man Sentenced To Two Years For Killing Of Alzheimer's-Stricken Wife

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 May, 2019 07:27 PM

    MONTREAL — A Montreal man who suffocated his severely ill wife with a pillow has been sentenced to two years less a day in jail.


    Michel Cadotte was sentenced today, three months after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter in the death of Jocelyne Lizotte.


    The Crown had argued Michel Cadotte should be sentenced to eight years in prison due to the vulnerability of the victim and the violent nature of her death.


    Defence lawyers, on the other hand, had recommended to Quebec Superior Court Justice Helene Di Salvo a sentence of between six and 12 months.


    They said Cadotte was in a disturbed state of mind and acted impulsively on Feb. 20, 2017, seeking to end his wife's suffering.


    Lizotte, 60, was in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease and was unable to speak or care for herself. But a doctor testified she was not considered to be at the end of her life and was receiving care to keep her comfortable under the circumstances.

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