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Thread ID: 103454	2009-09-24 00:13:00	Community detention for mother guilty of manslaughter	george12 (7)	PC World Chat

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813186	2009-09-24 00:13:00	www.stuff.co.nz A Wairarapa mother who crashed her car, killing her four-year-old son, was given community sentences in the High Court of Wellington today. Wendy-May Connon was found guilty in July of the manslaughter of Konrad Truger. She was sentenced today to six months' community detention, two years' intensive supervision including drug counselling and psychiatric assessment, 200 hours' community work in road safety and child welfare areas, and was disqualified from driving for two years. Connon was behind the wheel when her car left the road in Featherston, flipping and rolling several times, on January 16 last year. Konrad was thrown about 30m from the vehicle. He suffered severe brain injuries and died three days later. Crown prosecutor Mark O'Donoghue told the jury Connon was impaired from the cannabis in her system, she had also been speeding, and Konrad was only secured by a lap belt and wasn't sitting in a booster seat. Connon's lawyer Jock Blathwayt said there was no evidence she was affected by the cannabis and Konrad would have died regardless of whether he was in a booster seat. How..... can you get away with that with such an amazingly light sentence? I can't believe what I just read. Driving stoned with your four-year-old in the car, not in a booster seat, far far over the speed limit. I was not even aware that the sentencing for manslaughter could be that light.	george12 (7)
813187	2009-09-24 00:23:00	Wow. Can the prosecution appeal the sentence?	roddy_boy (4115)
813188	2009-09-24 00:32:00	That is bullshit! :mad:	wratterus (105)
813189	2009-09-24 00:57:00	Its criminal, that judge must be on the stuff as well	prefect (6291)
813190	2009-09-24 01:25:00	She will suffer a life time sentence with the knowledge that she killed her son. I would suspect the judge took that into consideration which is not uncommon in these situations. :)	Trev (427)
813191	2009-09-24 02:30:00	She will suffer a life time sentence with the knowledge that she killed her son. I would suspect the judge took that into consideration which is not uncommon in these situations. :) In these kinds of circumstances I just don't think that's enough. She killed a person through extreme carelessness. It seems irresponsible to give a message that such a crime is not even serious enough to require a single month of jail time.	george12 (7)
813192	2009-09-24 03:55:00	[QUOTE=Trev;822752]She will suffer a life time sentence with the knowledge that she killed her son. QUOTE] Yeah right She wasnt concerned enough before why should she be in the future. I am sure some people are ga ga land.	prefect (6291)
813193	2009-09-24 04:46:00	[QUOTE=Trev;822752]She will suffer a life time sentence with the knowledge that she killed her son. QUOTE] Yeah right She wasnt concerned enough before why should she be in the future. I am sure some people are ga ga land. You are putting things so well of late Pre. I wonder if the mothers suffering will bring the sprog back?	Cicero (40)
813194	2009-09-24 07:53:00	Good sentencing - nothing is served by a jail sentence and the community detention and supervision is a good combination to help sort the woman out. She will be suffering for what she did without the court doing anything, just because people do stupid things doesn't mean that jail is the only option and doesn't mean she isn't suffering for what she did. People make mistakes that have huge consequences sometimes, this is like the cop who recently drove in Wellington well miles over the limit, he shouldn't be thrown in jail either.	Twelvevolts (5457)
813195	2009-09-24 08:25:00	Piece of filth should be shot, And those that want to defend her freedom would be welcome to shield her from the bullets. This is a disgrace.	Metla (12)
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