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Writing as therapy: Intensive journaling helps prisoners deal with their traumas

Writing as therapy: Intensive journaling helps prisoners deal with their traumas

Bill Israel teaches prisoners at William Head and men in recovery from addiction at New Roads Therapeutic Recovery Centre to write about their lives
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Port Alberni mother convicted of manslaughter in shooting death of son

Port Alberni mother convicted of manslaughter in shooting death of son

A jury acquitted Samantha Dittmer of the second-degree murder of Jesse McPhee, but found her guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter.
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Jury begins deliberations in fatal Port Alberni shooting

Jury begins deliberations in fatal Port Alberni shooting

Samantha Dittmer, 63, has pleaded not guilty, describing the fatal shooting as an “accident.”
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Langford man sentenced to life in prison for killing wife with hammer, strangling her

Langford man sentenced to life in prison for killing wife with hammer, strangling her

Kenneth Lawrence Weber pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Kerri Weber on Nov. 5, 2020
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Port Alberni mother had reached a breaking point over son's behaviour, Crown argues

Port Alberni mother had reached a breaking point over son's behaviour, Crown argues

The prosecutor argued at her second-degree murder trial that Samantha Dittmer made a decision to handle a firearm in a heightened state of emotion
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Gun went off as son charged at her, mother testifies at her murder trial

Gun went off as son charged at her, mother testifies at her murder trial

Samantha Dittmer is charged with second-degree murder of her son, Jesse McPhee, who was shot to death at point-blank range in the family home on Aug. 29, 2021.
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Mother says son she's accused of murdering tried to teach her self-defence to prepare for imminent attack

Mother says son she's accused of murdering tried to teach her self-defence to prepare for imminent attack

He would sneak up behind her and pretend to slit her throat, she testifies.
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'I can't look. I can't look': Jury hears Port Alberni mother calling 911

'I can't look. I can't look': Jury hears Port Alberni mother calling 911

When a B.C. Ambulance dispatcher asks Samantha Dittmer if her son’s attacker is still nearby, she says: “No, no. He was attacking me. My baby”
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Driver who killed Saanich teen fined $2,000, prohibited from driving for six months

Driver who killed Saanich teen fined $2,000, prohibited from driving for six months

Margarita Citron had pleaded guilty to careless driving under the Motor Vehicle Act
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Port Alberni mother accused of murdering son said shooting was accidental

Port Alberni mother accused of murdering son said shooting was accidental

Charged with second-degree murder in death of her son Jesse McPhee in Port Alberni.
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