Canadian child killer granted 60 days’ escorted community leave for rehabilitation
Shane Ertmoed, serving a life sentence in Canada for sexually assaulting and murdering ten-year-old Heather Thomas, has been granted 60 days of unescorted temporary leave despite being denied parole last year. The decision allows him to take part in work and rehabilitation in the community, prompting renewed concern from Thomas’s family, who oppose his release.
Thomas disappeared while riding her bike in Cloverdale, British Columbia, in 2000; her body was found in a hockey bag in a lake three weeks later. The Parole Board said Ertmoed had made progress in treatment and would not pose an undue risk during the leave, although his case management team opposed it. He will live in a residential facility under 24-hour supervision, work four-and-a-half-hour days with a certified chef, and follow strict conditions including restrictions on travel, contact, internet access and unsupervised time with girls under 18.
- Killer granted 60 days’ temporary leave despite last year’s parole refusal.
- He will work with a certified chef while under 24-hour supervision.
- Thomas’s family opposed the decision, fearing he could harm another child.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Child sex killer who snatched victim, 10, from her bike is granted 60 days unescorted leave from prison so he can take COOKERY classes”.