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By Nigel Maxwell

Proceedings concluded

‘I can only sentence her on what I know she did’: stabbing case concludes with 30-month jail sentence

Dec 17, 2020 | 12:30 PM

Calling the case “difficult”, due to the unknown nature of the motive, a Prince Albert judge has sentenced Courtney Faye Dillon to 30 months in jail.

The 34-year-old woman was found guilty of aggravated assault at the conclusion of a trial in October. She was sentenced Thursday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court.

The case itself dates back to January, when the victim was found by a police officer in the bathroom of a Midtown apartment, suffering from multiple stab wounds to her neck and abdomen areas. Police gained entry to the apartment after kicking down the door, which subsequently fell on Dillon who was sitting behind it. Lying beside her was a large kitchen knife, court heard.

The Crown was seeking a sentence of three to four years, while the defence suggested a period of 18 to 24 months was more appropriate. Prior to making her decision, Judge Felicia Daunt explained she was forced to make a decision with little context about the incident, and not much information about the victim, such as how long it took her to recover. The victim did not provide an impact statement to the court.

“I don’t know if it was planned or spur of the moment,” Daunt said. “So I can only sentence her on what I know she did.”

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Dillon has been in custody since the time of the incident and was granted remand credit for 492 days. This leaves Dillon with roughly just under a year-and-a-half left to serve on her sentence.

At a separate hearing earlier this week, when lawyers were given the opportunity to make sentence submissions, Dillon’s lawyer Jock Kriegler said she had struggled with addictions for years, brought on by abuse she suffered as a a child.

Kriegler also mentioned there was no information available with respect to the past relationship between Dillon and the victim, and so the public has been “left in the dark.”

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