A former Mountie convicted of first-degree murder who has been running an antiques store in Prince George must spend at least a further six months on day parole, according to a recent Parole Board of Canada decision.
Patrick Michael Kelly, 65, was convicted in 1983 for throwing his wife off the 17th-floor balcony of their Toronto apartment.
Kelly was originally granted day parole in 2003. Since then, his parole has been revoked several times for failing to disclose financial dealings or relationships with women.
The former undercover officer was granted full parole in 2010 and opened his store in Prince George. But the board reversed his release in August 2012 after he failed to report two relationships with women.
In June 2014, he was granted day parole once again and moved back to Prince George and reopened his store. The Parole Board of Canada, which has reviewed his case every six months, granted him escorted, overnight leave privileges in November 2014.
This time the board found Kelly's behaviour was "generally satisfactory" but there have been concerns.
On the positive side, he has met the conditions imposed upon him. There has been no concern with alcohol use, he has regularly provided financial statements to his parole supervisor, has been paying off his debt, has gone on several personal and business trips within B.C. with no concerns and continues to maintain a relationship with a "pro-social" woman.
The woman lives in another region of B.C. and Kelly has been accepted into that parole district should he decide to relocate to the community where she lives.
The board listed three concerns, beginning with a plan to adopt a dog that belonged to a widow who was one of his clients.
Because he was spending quite a bit of time with her, he was advised he had to complete a community assessment, and abruptly ended the idea.
aying he cared for the dog, he did not know its name.
In July, a woman reported she was concerned about her safety because she thought Kelly was romantically pursuing her after he showed up at her house and sent her roses.
Kelly replied he routinely sends roses to his clients as a marketing strategy but agreed to end the practice.
And while reviewing Kelly's financial records, a parole supervisor noticed he was still paying a monthly fee for an internet dating site he had been using prior to his last revocation.
Kelly said he had been unknowingly paying the fee for the last four years and provided proof his account had been dormant and was in fact closed.
Consequently, the supervisor concluded the payments were unintentional.
At the time of his wife Jeannette's murder, Kelly had been involved in three extramarital affairs and was seeing another woman.
The board issued its latest decision on Oct. 29.
