Woman, 67, guilty in death of relative

A Penticton woman has been convicted of second-degree murder in the death of her great-grandson’s mother.

A B.C. Supreme Court jury in Kelowna returned with a guilty verdict for 67-year-old Grace Robotti last week after deliberating for 12 hours.

Robotti was charged in the death of 26-year-old Roxanne Louie, a member of the Osoyoos Indian Band.

The trial heard Robotti admit to killing Louie by hitting her in the head repeatedly with a crowbar.

The jury heard that on Jan. 4, 2015, Robotti and Louie argued about the care of Louie’s three-year-old son.

Robotti’s lawyer, James Pennington, told the jury that the argument became physical when Louie threw a small crowbar in Robotti’s direction.

Robotti testified earlier in the trial that she picked up the crowbar from the floor.

The trial heard that Robotti ended up on top of Louie and hit her over the head with the crowbar about two dozen times.