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Man Who Beat Wife to Death with a Hammer Denied Request for Parole in Victoria
The board said James Shortreed would pose an undue risk to society and cited no viable release plan after local facilities declined to accept him.
- The Parole Board of Canada denied both day parole and full parole for James Shortreed, ruling the 71-year-old would "present an undue risk to society if released" for the 1997 murder of his wife, Iris McNeil.
- Shortreed received a life sentence in 1999 for second-degree murder after beating McNeil with a claw hammer and stabbing her on July 23, 1997. His criminal history includes a 1974 conviction for attempted rape.
- While Shortreed has completed Cognitive Skills, Anger and Emotions Management, and five rounds of Institutional Maintenance Program-Sex Offender , the board cited a lack of CBRF acceptance and limited community supports.
- Community-Based Residential Facilities declined Shortreed's residency requests, advising he requires sustained stability at minimum security. The board noted aggravating aspects outweigh his gains, citing the "brutal and senseless killing" of the victim.
- Although prison officials describe Shortreed as future-oriented and emotionally stable with no mental health concerns, he remains at his current minimum-security facility with no viable release plan established.
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