Lethbridge man receives eight-year prison sentence for death of spouse
LETHBRIDGE- A 53-year-old Lethbridge man has been handed an eight-year prison sentence, after admitting to a charge of manslaughter Tuesday, April 10, for the 2017 death of Francis Corrine (aka Trixie) Chief Moon.
As a result of the guilty plea from Rodney Yellow Old Woman, the Crown prosecutor then withdrew the original charge of second-degree murder. They also noted that with credit for time spent in pre-trial custody, Yellow Old Woman has just over seven years left on his sentence.
Through an agreed statement of facts that was presented to the court by the Crown and defence, it was stated that the offender and Chief Moon had been in a relationship for about two months, and that they had listed each other as spouses. They were also living at the Lethbridge shelter and utilized services at Streets Alive almost every day in August and September of 2017.
Prosecutor Lisa Weich told the court that staff at Streets Alive had noticed bruises on Chief Moon’s arms and face, and when they asked her about the injuries, “Trixie said that she was used to it.”