Ontario nurse charged in deaths of eight nursing home residents

[LittleNileRiver]

Ontario nurse charged in deaths of eight nursing home residents
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by NEWS STAFF
Posted Oct 25, 2016 7:18 am EDT Last Updated Oct 25, 2016 at 10:39 am EDT


WOODSTOCK, Ont. – A nurse in southwestern Ontario has been charged in the deaths of eight nursing home residents over several years.

Woodstock Police Chief William Renton says Elizabeth Tracey Mae Wettlaufer, 49 of Woodstock, Ont., was charged with first-degree murder in the killings, which he says took place between 2007 to 2014.

Renton says the victims were in their 70s, 80s and 90s.

A private Ontario nursing home chain has said one of its former employees is the focus of the investigation.

Caressant Care Nursing and Retirement Homes, which operates 15 facilities primarily based in small towns, says the former employee is a registered nurse who left the company 2 1/2 years ago.

The company says it is co-operating with the police probe and remains in contact with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care regarding the matter.

Caressant Care says its highest priority is to continue providing for the “physical, social and spiritual needs” of its residents as the investigation unfolds.
http://www.1310news.com/2016/10/25/...o-investigating-many-eight-suspicious-deaths/

 

[LittleNileRiver]

Nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer, 49, was charged with eight counts of murder at London and Woodstock nursing homes.

On Tuesday, police released the names of the patients she is accused of killing.

They are:

James Silcox, 84

Died Aug. 17, 2007

Woodstock

Married for more than 63 years to Agnes

Father of six, grandfather of 13, great-grandfather of 8

WW II veteran, served in Royal Canadian Army Service Corp for 4 ½ years in Italy, Holland and Belgium

Worked for Standard Tube for more than 30 years

Longtime member of Old St. Paul's Anglican Church, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 55, Moose Lodge

Loved dogs

Maurice Granat, 84

Died Dec. 23, 2007

Woodstock

Nickname: Moe

Father of two, grandfather of five, great-grandfather of 11

Formerly of Tillsonburg

Gladys Millard, 87

Died Oct. 14, 2011

Woodstock

Born in New Glasgow, N.S.

Wife of late Henry Millard, died in 1997

Mother of two, grandmother of five, great-grandmother of five

Longtime member of Knox Presbyterian Church, Woodstock and the Ladies Auxiliary, the Rose Rebekah Lodge

Helen Matheson, 95

Died Oct. 27, 2011

Woodstock

Formerly of Innerkip, Ontario

Wife of late Carl LeRoy Matheson, died in 1998

Mother of two, grandmother of four, great-grandmother of four

Longtime active member of the Innerkip United Church UCW

Mary Zurawinski, 96

Died Nov. 7, 2011

Woodstock

Helen Young, 90

Died July 14, 2013

Woodstock

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland

Served in Royal Air Force in Second World War

War bride, came to Canada in 1949 after marrying Peter 'Sandy' Young

Lived in Calgary, before moving to Woodstock in 1971

Active in Lions Club and Humane Society

Loved pets, camping in Golden Lake, Ontario, and travelling with husband, who died in 1988

Described as “ a unique personality, a true sturdy Scottish lass, who did not hesitate to speak her mind on any and all subjects.”

Maureen Pickering

Maureen Pickering, 79

Died March 28, 2014

Woodstock

Married to late Hubert Pickering, died in 2009

Formerly of Tillsonburg

Arpad Alajos Horvath

Arpad Horvath, 75

Died Aug. 31, 2014

London

Husband of Lana Horvath

Father of two, grandfather of three

An international big game hunter

Past-president of Hungarian Club of London

For 50 years owner and chief engineer of Central Tool and Die of London
http://www.lfpress.com/2016/10/25/n...ged-with-eight-counts-murder-at-nursing-homes

 

[Dire Dewa's son]

Exactly the reason why you can't send elderly family members to a retirement home. Many similar cases out there.

 

[Inactive]

Let's not jump to conclusions.

Maybe all those people told her to do it. Assisted death. They are in constant pain sometimes.

You know old people ask people they become close to in the home to end their life all the time.