Over seven years has now passed since Marina Thorpe, a well respected volunteer in Prince Albert, was murdered. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

Rehabilitation

Convicted murderer to serve out remainder of sentence in community

Nov 21, 2022 | 5:27 PM

A man who shot and killed a well-respected Prince Albert volunteer in 2015, will soon re-enter the community to serve the remainder of his sentence.

The 21-year-old, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was 14 years old at the time of the incident in 2015. The body of Marina Thorpe, 64, was found on a walking path in the city’s Crescent Heights neighbourhood.

In early 2018, the man received a 10-year sentence, with six years to be served in custody and the remaining four years to be served under community supervision.

Ten years is the maximum sentence a youth can receive for first-degree murder. As part of his sentence, the man was ordered to undergo intensive rehabilitation, and was subject to annual reviews. The most recent one occurred on Nov. 4. and it was agreed the open custody stage of the sentence would commence on Dec. 1.

In 2017, a park bench was dedicated in Thorpe’s memory. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

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While living in the community, the man will still be under a number of conditions including living at an approved residence. He has also made it clear he plans to take university classes.

The man will also continue work with the Intensive Rehabilitation Custody and Supervision program, which is federally funded and geared toward helping youth with mental health needs and convicted of serious violent offences.

If the man breaches any conditions, he will return to custody. When his custodial sentence expires, he will be subject to a lifetime firearms prohibition.

Marina Thorpe’s community involvement was known widely around Prince Albert, as she was an active volunteer with multiple groups including the Red Hat society. A park bench near Thorpe’s old home on Helm Crescent was dedicated in her honour in 2017.

While the man’s name cannot be published, nor what his relationship was to Thorpe, police have previously disclosed they did know one another.

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