A former Woodstock nurse is back in court today facing murder, attempted murder, and aggravated assault charges.
WOODSTOCK - The woman accused of killing 8 people while working at nursing homes in Woodstock and London is back in court today.
Elizabeth Wettlaufer will be appearing via a video conference for a judicial pretrial. She was supposed to have a pretrial on March 17th, however the defence asked for more time to go over the disclosure.
Wettlaufer is facing 8 counts of first degree murder, four counts of attempted murder, and 2 counts of aggravated assault. The alleged aggravated assaults and two of the attempted murders happened at the Caressant Care in Woodstock where she is accused of killing 7 people. The other attempted murder charges stem from Telfer Place in Paris and at a private residence in Oxford County.
Wettlaufer's charges date back to 2007 and the most recent case occurred in August of 2016. The following are the 8 people she is accused of killing at nursing homes in Woodstock and London.
James SILCOX (84) Caressant Care – Woodstock August 17, 2007
Maurice GRANAT (84) Caressant Care - Woodstock December 23, 2007
Gladys MILLARD (87) Caressant Care – Woodstock October 14, 2011
Helen MATHESON (95) Caressant Care – Woodstock October 27, 2011
Mary ZURAWINSKI (96) Caressant Care – Woodstock November 7, 2011
Helen YOUNG (90) Caressant Care – Woodstock July 14, 2013
Maureen PICKERING (79) Caressant Care – Woodstock March 28, 2014
Arpad HORVATH (75) Meadow Park – London August 31, 2014
As for the additional charges of aggravated assault and attempted murder the victims are named here:
Caressant Care – Woodstock, Ontario
Name Age Offence Time Frame
Clotilde ADRIANO 87 Aggravated Assault JUN.-DEC. 2007
Albina DEMEDEIROS 90 Aggravated Assault JUN.-DEC. 2007
Wayne HEDGES 57 Attempt Murder SEP.-DEC. 2008
Michael PRIDDLE 63 Attempt Murder JAN.2008 – DEC.2009
Telfer Place – Brant County, Ontario
Sandra TOWLER 77 Attempt Murder SEP. 2015
Private Residence – Oxford County, Ontario
Beverly BERTRAM 68 Attempt Murder AUG. 2016

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