But on this particular Saturday afternoon, Carrier did the indescribable. Deactivating the security camera, he first went to his mother’s room and left her lying dead in a pool of blood. He then went to the garage and killed his father. Both had their throats slit and there were indications that Carrier had beaten his father with a metal bat.
Carrier then went into the bedroom where his children were and slit their throats. All four victims would be in the house nearly a day before a colleague and friend of Carrier’s mother, Sandra Henry, came to check on her and found the door locked. However, with the help of a family member, she managed to enter.
A 7-year-old Bentley was found lying dead on the floor. It also shows signs of suffocation.
Kendra, who was five at the time, was dozing in bed. She, too, had her throat cut, but was conscious with wide blue eyes when help arrived.
“He believed she was dead,” Howell said, commenting on why Carrier went to kill Bentley while Kendra watched helplessly.
Suffering from shock and unable to speak, Kendra was rushed to hospital only to be later transferred to Stollery Hospital in Edmonton. She will stay there for 53 days, undergoing a series of surgical procedures before returning home with her mother.
For his part, Nathaniel Carrier was initially discovered by La Ronge police, where he went to carry out a suicide pact, and was transferred back to the psychiatric ward of Victoria Hospital after police learned of the couple’s plan through a letter she wrote. of her family.
On his way back to Prince Albert, Carrier handed over two knives to the paramedics and was arrested the next day.
In text messages he shared with the woman he met, Carrier said he did not want his children to suffer “his loss” and therefore wanted to take them with him to the afterlife. Before leaving Prince Albert, he sent the woman another text message advising him that he had done “what was necessary.”
A quarry drove his father’s car to La Ronge and was later discovered by police, with bloodstains on the lid that matched his father’s DNA.
Statements on the impact on the victim
A total of five testimonies of the victims were read in court on Wednesday as part of the sentencing hearing, including mother Heather Lynn Sumner, who spent more than an hour describing the impact of the incident on her and her family, also recalled the emotional turmoil hurrying for Edmonton to see his daughter.
“I’ll hate you forever,” she said, looking straight at Carrier.
Sumners explained how her daughter was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and suffered from nightmares as a result of the accident. She added that Kendra is afraid of the dark and is afraid of men she does not know.
“You took a piece of me and broke it into millions of pieces,” Sumner said.
Citing Carrier as a psychopath, narcissist, arrogant and vicious, Sumner also advised Carrier that he would never have contact with his daughter again.
Heather Destiny’s sister betrayed her own wish that she could save him.
“He’s just a baby, a little boy.” how could you do that to him? ”Carrier asked, telling him that his actions would haunt him for the rest of his life.
Troy Ermine, the husband of the mother and father of her other child Alex, explained how difficult it is to explain to him where his sister and brother are and said that every time Kendra looks in the mirror, she will always remember what happened. with her .
Hermaine also remembered the first time she saw Kendra on Facetime, and she asked him if he would be her new dad and help protect her from bad people.
Report before the verdict
According to the preliminary verdict read in court, Carrier had had suicidal thoughts for ten years and they got worse with the onset of the pandemic, but he never received or asked for help. He was also diagnosed with schizophrenia.
One of Carrier’s two jobs at the time was a security guard at the hospital, and he claims that this affected his mental health. Carrier also frequently uses marijuana and claims to hear voices, including his dead grandmother telling him to kill his family members.
Defense attorney Angus McLean left his comments brief, advising the court that his client told him not to minimize the events in any way.
“There can be no excuse for what he did,” he said.
When he was given the opportunity to speak, Carrier stood in the prisoner’s box and said he understood that nothing he could say could change what had happened.
“But I just wanted everyone to know that I’m sorry for my decisions, I’m sorry for my actions. I did the opposite of what I had to do and I will spend the rest of my life thinking about it, “he said.
Carrier also apologized to the first responders and the medical staff who dealt with the consequences of his actions.
“I am sorry and accept my punishment,” he said.
Comments from justice
Madame Justice AR Rothery pointed out that the joint statement of the two lawyers was not contrary to the public interest. She then spoke directly to the dozens of family members present.
“I hope this will help complete the end for you. So far it has been a long and difficult journey. “We hope today is a turning point for you,” she said. “I’m very, very sorry for your loss.”
In addition to receiving a life sentence, Carrier will not be eligible for parole until about 2045, at about the same time as Kendra turns 30.
He is also banned from owning or owning firearms or explosives for life and is barred from contact with a number of people, including Sumner, Kendra and his two brothers.
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