EDMONTON — Canada’s highest court won't hear a conviction appeal from a former Ontario truck driver in the death of a woman at an Edmonton hotel. Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12 1/2 years for manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue.
EDMONTON — Canada’s highest court won't hear a conviction appeal from a former Ontario truck driver in the death of a woman at an Edmonton hotel.The 36-year-old Métis and Cree woman bled to death in a hotel bathtub in 2011.
A jury first found Barton not guilty of first-degree murder in 2015. The acquittal sparked rallies and calls for justice for Indigenous women across the country.There was outrage because Gladue was repeatedly referred to as a"native'' and a"prostitute'' during the trial. Her vaginal tissue was presented as evidence.
Barton testified the sex was consensual and he was shocked when he woke the next morning to find her dead in the tub.
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