Those are not my words of wisdom, but the summation by Madam Justice Lauren Marshall taken from the Ontario Courts of Justice transcript during Luka Magnotta's fraud Trial in June 2005.
Back in 2005 Luka
pleaded guilty to charges of defrauding three retail stores of
$16,900 and impersonating a vulnerable 21-year-old female
acquaintance to obtain a credit card, but details have just emerged of the Court transcript of the case.
The Court transcript recorded
that Luka Magnotta, known then as Eric Clinton Kirk Newman, met the female in January 2004 after first
chatting to her online and coerced her into accompanying him to three
stores to obtain credit for himself in her name, giving her an
assurance that he would pay the bills. He also fraudulently obtained an
American Express card by impersonating her over the telephone.
The
Court transcript noted that the 21-year-old female "had a mental
age of an 8-12 year-old", a fact which the Judge felt Luka Magnotta had exploited to
his advantage.
The
exact nature of Luka Magnotta's mental health condition was not
publicly disclosed during the trial but the Court transcript recorded
that Luka Magnotta had “significant psychiatric
issues...and did not always take his medication”.
In passing sentence, Madam Justice Marshall ordered Luka Magnotta to take his medication, receive treatment for mental health issues and counselling for life skills, in addition to a 9-month conditional sentence and 12-months probation.
Judge Marshall also advised Luka Magnotta: “Please listen to your parents. They may not be perfect, but when it comes down to it they are the ones in the world who care most about you and are going to always try and give you the right advice.”
His community service order was reduced from the 100 hours requested by the Crown to 20 hours in view of his mental health issues.
In passing sentence, Madam Justice Marshall ordered Luka Magnotta to take his medication, receive treatment for mental health issues and counselling for life skills, in addition to a 9-month conditional sentence and 12-months probation.
Judge Marshall also advised Luka Magnotta: “Please listen to your parents. They may not be perfect, but when it comes down to it they are the ones in the world who care most about you and are going to always try and give you the right advice.”
His community service order was reduced from the 100 hours requested by the Crown to 20 hours in view of his mental health issues.
Full
story covered in a report on The Globe and Mail.
It was disclosed during the preliminary hearings in 2013 that Luka Magnotta had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, which is the condition Madam Justice Marshall referred to in his 2005 Trial.
It was disclosed during the preliminary hearings in 2013 that Luka Magnotta had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, which is the condition Madam Justice Marshall referred to in his 2005 Trial.
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