Convicted killer back in prison
Pasqua behind bars; Crown will seek to have bail on latest charges revoked
It didn’t take long for convicted killer Natalie Pasqua to find herself back behind bars.
Less than a month after a provincial court judge granted her bail on four charges, including kidnapping and robbery, Pasqua was back in court Thursday facing 13 allegations she breached her release conditions.
And three of those alleged breaches occurred before Pasqua’s case was before Judge Ken McLeod for a review of how well she was doing on bail.
At that Oct. 27 hearing McLeod was told by defence lawyer Rebecca Snukal that her client was in a detoxification facility and would soon be in a residential treatment program.
“It seems to me that so far there has been full compliance,” McLeod said.
The new charges include allegations she breached her house arrest the day before and also was either consuming or in possession of intoxicating substances.
Pasqua, 35, also faces 10 further charges from Nov. 4, and Nov. 7, including further house arrest breaches and another drugs, or alcohol breach.
As a result, Crown prosecutor Pam McCluskey told court she will be seeking to have Pasqua’s bail on the kidnapping and robbery charges revoked.
Snukal told court she will likely consent to that procedure once she has received and reviewed disclosure on the breach allegations.
“My friend wants to cancel her bail ... likely I will be agreeing with that, but I need to see disclosure first,” Snukal said.
Meanwhile, Pasqua will remain behind bars until that hearing occurs next week.
Pasqua is accused, along with others, of kidnapping a woman on July 25, causing her bodily harm while assaulting her, robbing her and stealing her motor vehicle.
No other individuals have been charged.
Pasqua has a lengthy history of involvement with the legal system, including a 2009 conviction for manslaughter in the death of a Calgary teen.
She was sentenced to the equivalent of five years and four months for pushing 17-year-old Gage Prevost into the path of a CTrain which was arriving at a downtown LRT station.
The victim and Pasqua were standing on the LRT platform at 8 St. and 7 Ave. S.W. when they began pushing each other.
Prevost knocked down Pasqua, who instead of leaving got back up onto the platform and resumed the fight, shoving the victim into the passing train. Prevost died instantly as he was crushed beneath the train.
Pasqua was earlier convicted of second-degree murder but the Alberta Court of Appeal overturned that jury ruling.