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Mother convicted of killing Phoenix Sinclair granted escorted absences from prison
The Parole Board approved 22 supervised absences for Samantha Kematch, citing structured plans and her progress in rehabilitation and cultural programs, despite opposition from the victim's family.
- On Dec 11, 2025 the Parole Board of Canada approved short, escorted absences for Samantha Dawn Kematch, granting 11 family visits, eight elder visits and three trips to an undisclosed community.
- The board noted structured monitoring and local police and the prison warden did not oppose the plan, citing earlier escorted absences in 2022 completed without incident.
- Court records show Kematch and Karl Wesley McKay subjected Phoenix Sinclair to prolonged abuse, and they were convicted in 2008 for her 2005 death after wrapping and burying her body while collecting welfare.
- The board warned it could not ignore the crime's severity when it noted people who cared for Phoenix continue to live with its impact, and Kematch remains eligible for day parole March 2028 and full parole March 2031.
- The death triggered a $14-million provincial inquiry that found child-welfare social workers repeatedly closed Phoenix's files without seeing her, and the abuse went undetected for about nine months.
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Mother convicted of killing Phoenix Sinclair granted escorted absences from prison
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba woman who abused and killed her daughter in one of the province's most notorious crimes has been granted temporary escorted absences from prison.
·Toronto, Canada
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