Poll: pardon for Latimer?
Castanet - Jul 12, 2018 / 6:12 pm | Story: 231284
Photo: The Canadian Press
A Saskatchewan farmer who was convicted of killing his severely disabled daughter nearly 25 years ago is applying for either a new trial or a pardon.
Robert Latimer's Vancouver lawyer, Jason Gratl, alleges a miscarriage of justice in his client's case. He says that although Latimer no longer faces restrictive parole conditions, his life sentence means he lives under the permanent threat of having his parole revoked.
Latimer's daughter, Tracy, had cerebral palsy following oxygen deprivation at birth. She was 12 in October 1993 when her father killed her by piping exhaust fumes into the cab of his truck.
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