Man Convicted of Killing Indigenous Woman with Trailer Hitch Released on Day Parole
The Parole Board of Canada said Bushby’s release will not pose undue risk and must include treatment and contact restrictions.
- On Thursday, the Parole Board of Canada granted full parole to Brayden Bushby, who was convicted of manslaughter in the 2017 death of Barbara Kentner in Thunder Bay, Ont.
- Bushby, now 27, was sentenced to eight years in prison for throwing a trailer hitch at Kentner from a moving car; the presiding judge described the attack as callous and misogynist.
- During a pre-release hearing, Bushby attributed the offence to "lots of drinking and bad decisions," though the board previously revoked his day parole after he violated terms including a Confederate flag tattoo and a swastika.
- Nishnawbe Aski Nation called the decision "incomprehensible," stating it "sends a dangerous and misguided message" and expressing disappointment that parole officials deemed Bushby suitable for reintegration into society.
- Bushby must follow seven conditions including avoiding alcohol and maintaining no contact with Kentner's family, while the Parole Board maintains his reintegration "will contribute to the protection of society.
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Man convicted of killing Indigenous woman with trailer hitch released on day parole
A man convicted of manslaughter in the death of an Indigenous woman after throwing a trailer hitch at her from a moving vehicle in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been released on day parole, two years into his eight-year sentence.
Brayden Bushby granted full parole in killing of Barbara Kentner
The man convicted in 2021 in the death of Barbara Kentner in Thunder Bay has been granted full parole. The decision by a parole board panel to release Brayden Bushby is effective immediately, according to Parole Board of Canada documents obtained by APTN News. Bushby was convicted of manslaughter for throwing a trailer hitch that fatally injured Kentner, 34, of Wabigoon First Nation. Kentner was walking down a Thunder Bay street with her sister…
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Man who threw trailer hitch at Indigenous woman granted full parole: Indigenous group
A man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman from a moving car in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been granted full parole, an organization representing dozens of northern
Man convicted in woman's 2017 trailer hitch death in Thunder Bay, Ont., granted full parole
Brayden Bushby, who was convicted of manslaughter in the 2017 death of Barbara Kentner in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been granted full parole with conditions. The decision was made by the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) on Thursday, according to documents provided to CBC News on Tuesday.
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