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CBC
4 hours ago
- CBC
Vulnerable women sent to jail for fatal beating in case Winnipeg judge calls 'dreadful, yet not uncommon'
Two intellectually vulnerable women who beat a man to death have been handed jail sentences that will allow them to serve their time in Manitoba, avoiding longer federal sentences prosecutors asked for that would have sent them to serve their time outside the province. Cherilyn Dumas, 22, and Calianna Keeper, 21, were initially charged with second-degree murder in the death of Derek Karl Stevenson, 33, whose body was found in a rooming house on Austin Street N. in Winnipeg's Point Douglas area on Nov. 1, 2023, after a drunken fight that turned deadly, court heard Friday. Both women later pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter, based on their intoxication at the time of the killing, Manitoba Court of King's Bench Justice Chris Martin said as he read his sentencing decision in a Winnipeg courtroom. Dumas, who court heard played a bigger role in the beating and hit Stevenson with a frying pan, was sentenced to four years and six months — and with enhanced credit for time served factored in, will serve just under two more years. Keeper was sentenced to four years, which means 18 more months in custody. After they're released, Dumas and Keeper will also be on supervised probation for three years. In handing down his sentence, the judge noted both women's lives have been marked by "significant psychological, intellectual, cognitive and addiction challenges," as well as childhood trauma and involvement with the child welfare system. "The circumstances of Mr. Stevenson's death and the personal backgrounds of Ms. Keeper and Ms. Dumas are dreadful, yet not uncommon to the court," Martin said, saying a federal sentence "would be adverse" by removing the women from any supports and family they have in Manitoba. The judge noted while both women have criminal records and were assessed as high risks to reoffend, they also co-operated with police, pleaded guilty and showed remorse — and are both young Indigenous women "affected by numerous personal, psychological and cognitive issues." Court heard Dumas has a full-scale IQ below 70 and has been diagnosed with a number of conditions, including an intellectual disability, while Keeper has an IQ below 50 and has been diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, alongside several other disorders. The women were separately brought into court Friday in shackles, and listened quietly from the prisoner's box as their sentences were handed down, a sheriffs' officer sitting between them. Martin said while none of Stevenson's family attended court to speak on his behalf or submitted a victim impact statement, "the Crown indicated his family was impacted by his death." 'Best friend' An agreed statement of facts said the three are seen on surveillance video going to Dumas's address together on the evening of Oct. 29, 2023. Stevenson and the two women were drinking in Dumas's apartment and a fight broke out, leading Dumas to punch Stevenson and hit him several times with a frying pan, court heard. Keeper told police while she kicked Stevenson three times in the face as he tried to get up, she also at times told Dumas to stop the beating, the agreed statement of facts said. Eventually, Dumas and Keeper passed out on a bed, while Stevenson passed out on the floor beside them, still breathing. But when the women woke up, Stevenson was "cold" and they realized he was dead, the statement of facts said. Dumas put a blanket over him, while Keeper called her support worker from Dumas's cellphone and left the suite when the worker arrived. Dumas, who described Stevenson as her "best friend," told police she didn't remember what started the fight. After Keeper left, Dumas continued drinking in the suite until the body began to smell, then went to her mom's home and told her what happened "because she no longer wanted to be alone with Stevenson's body," the court document said. Dumas's mom came back to her apartment with her daughter after getting more alcohol, the statement said. The women then drank the alcohol and started cleaning up some of the blood. At 2:27 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2023, Dumas's mom's stepdad called 911 to report the body in Dumas's apartment. Dumas's mom then took the phone and said she had seen the body there, and that Dumas told her that she and Keeper had beaten the man to death. Police arrived and arrested Dumas, while Keeper was arrested the following day. Court heard an autopsy determined Stevenson bled to death from lacerations to his head caused by the frying pan. Prosecutors had asked for sentences of nine years for Dumas and seven for Keeper — which would have amounted to another 6½ years and 4½ years, respectively, in federal custody, Martin said. Keeper's lawyers requested a sentence between 32 and 48 months (or 12 to 18 with time served factored in), while Dumas's asked for a 54-month sentence (or just under two years going forward), court heard.
Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Times
Good luck, Mum and Dad, explaining that Sabrina Carpenter cover
Good day, dearest Times reader, and welcome to the week in which middle-aged male Oasis fans received a brutal insult. 'Oasis fans branded 'Fat, drunk and rowdy' by 'snob' council bosses ahead of Edinburgh gigs,' The Scottish Sun roared. Reading on, we learnt that 'snooty' Edinburgh council officials said that 'rowdy' punters at the forthcoming Oasis shows were expected to have 'medium to high intoxication' levels. Furthermore, officials cautioned over the occupancy levels that could be expected in bars because 'middle-aged men take up more room'. To translate: there are some big units migrating to Murrayfield and they will have been on the piss since midday. Prepare accordingly. In all honesty, I cannot see how this is insulting. To be appropriately 'mad for it', of course intoxication levels will be 'medium to high'. It's Oasis: 'medium to high' sounds like wishful thinking, dads on the razz-wise.
Telegraph
5 days ago
- Politics
- Telegraph
Tory MP ‘cupped' two women's breasts at Groucho Club
Tory MP Patrick Spencer cupped the breasts of two women at London's Groucho Club, a court heard. The MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich is alleged to have carried out the assaults over their clothes at the Soho private members' club in August 2023. The 'intoxicated' 37-year-old left the women feeling 'uncomfortable' after asking about one of their marriages and trying to force both to have a drink with him, it was heard. Wearing a dark suit jacket with a white shirt and tie at Westminster Magistrates' Court, he spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth, before denying two counts of sexual assault. Polly Dyer, for the prosecution, told the court Mr Spencer 'appeared to be intoxicated' at the time of the offences on the two women. 'The first of the complainants report that at around 8pm the defendant insisted on buying her a drink,' she said. 'He made her feel uncomfortable asking about her marriage and trying to force her to have a drink. She felt it was inappropriate and walked away.' The court heard later that evening, at around midnight, Mr Spencer approached the same woman again and 'put his arms under her arms and cupped her breasts'. Ms Dyer said the woman was 'taken by surprise'. The court heard a similar incident happened with the second woman, who he 'insisted' should have a drink with him. Ms Dyer said she did not want to or enjoy the drink when it was brought to her, but took a few sips to be polite. However, he is then alleged to have moved back and cupped her breasts with his hands, leaving her 'shocked and embarrassed'. At the short hearing, chief magistrate Paul Goldspring ordered Mr Spencer to appear at Southwark Crown Court on July 14. He warned him that a warrant would be issued for his arrest if he failed to attend. Last month, Mr Spencer was suspended by the Conservative Party after being charged with the offences and asked not to attend the parliamentary estate while police enquiries were ongoing. The Metropolitan Police said at the time that he had voluntarily taken part in an interview at a London police station. He was elected as MP of his constituency last July, with a majority of 4,290, but he now sits as an independent following the removal of the whip.
Washington Post
02-06-2025
- General
- Washington Post
Drunken bettor from overseas sent death threats to Astros' Lance McCullers Jr., Houston police say
HOUSTON — A man who made online death threats aimed at the family of Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. lives overseas and was intoxicated at the time and told Houston police he was sorry for what he had done, a department spokesperson said Monday. McCullers received the threats on social media directed at his children after a poor start against the Cincinnati Reds on May 10.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Man, reportedly under the influence, assaults missionary group member
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – A man was arrested Friday afternoon after he was reportedly intoxicated while being visited by a group of missionaries before he assaulted one of the members. The initial incident occurred around 1:25 p.m. The Grand Junction Regional Communication Center received a report of a man who threatened to kill his roommate at their home in the 2100 block of North 26th Street, according to the Grand Junction Police Department. While the missionaries were visiting with the suspect at his home, the man allegedly assaulted one of the members in the kitchen. The group immediately left the house before his roommate arrived not long after. The suspect reportedly tried to stab his roommate with a knife but he was able to restrain the man before law enforcement arrived. GJPD then took the suspect, Joel Ballantyne, 33, into custody. He was transported to the Mesa County Detention Facility and booked on attempted first-degree assault, felony menacing, attempted second-degree assault on a peace officer, menacing, harassment and restraining order violation. The police department said it believes this was an isolated incident and there's no ongoing threat to the community. The investigation is ongoing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
