Convicted killer Bradley Barton seeks third trial for 2011 death of Cindy Gladue
CBC
WARNING: This story contains distressing details.
Next week will mark the 11th anniversary of Cindy Gladue's death. Now, the man found guilty of causing her death wants Alberta's highest court to set aside his conviction and order a new trial.
A jury found Bradley Barton guilty of manslaughter in February 2021. He was sentenced to 12½ years in prison.
It was the second trial for the former long-distance truck driver from Ontario.
He was acquitted of both first-degree murder and manslaughter charges after a jury trial in 2015.
The acquittal triggered nationwide protests, calls for change in the justice system and raised questions about how it treats Indigenous women.
In 2017, the Alberta Court of Appeal overturned the decision and a new murder trial was ordered.
In 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada partially overturned that decision, ordering a new trial on the manslaughter charge only.
The Crown has already filed an appeal on Barton's sentence, arguing that it is unfit and does not reflect the gravity of the offence.
Gladue was a 36-year-old Métis and Cree mother of three.
She agreed to sex for money transactions with Barton on two nights in June 2011. On the second night, she was highly intoxicated by the time she had sex with Barton in his hotel room.
Her body was found in a bathtub at the Yellowhead Inn. Gladue died from a fatal internal injury that the Crown alleged was caused by rough sex.
Barton called 911 to report the death.
His lawyers argue that what happened next violated Barton's charter rights.
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