US EditionPenny Boudreau, convicted of 2008 murder of daughter in Nova Scotia, gets day parole
Penny Boudreau will serve six months of day parole at a supervised facility with conditions including reporting relationships and no contact with certain family members.
- On December 16, 2025, Penny Boudreau was granted day parole and will stay at a community-based residential facility for a 60-day period.
- Penny Boudreau strangled her 12-year-old daughter Karissa in 2008, told police the girl ran away after an argument outside a Bridgewater grocery store, and the body was found two weeks later on the LaHave River.
- Citing rehabilitation needs, the Parole Board wrote that Penny Boudreau held a distorted perception of relationships and required her to report friendships with men to her parole officer and avoid contact with some family members.
- Following a successful unescorted pass, officials reconsidered her day parole request after a 60-day pass earlier this year produced no incidents.
- Under federal rules, Boudreau can apply for day parole and full parole after serving 20 years, with supervision tools differing between day parole and unescorted passes.
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Penny Boudreau, Convicted of 2008 Murder of Daughter in Nova Scotia, Gets Day Parole
The Nova Scotia woman sentenced to life in prison for strangling her 12-year-old daughter is being granted day parole for six months. Penny Boudreau killed her daughter Karissa in 2008, claiming she ran away after an argument outside a Bridgewater, N.S. grocery store. The girl’s body was found two weeks later on the banks of the LaHave River. Boudreau, now in her 50s, later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, saying she was worried her daugh…
Penny Boudreau, N.S. woman who strangled 12-year-old daughter in 2008, gets day parole
HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia woman serving a life sentence for strangling her own daughter to death has been granted six months of day parole. Penny Patricia Boudreau murdered her 12-year-old daughter Karissa on Jan. 27, 2008, later claiming it was to save her relationship with her boyfriend. The following year, Boudreau pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. A judge sentenced her to life in prison with no chance of parole for 20 years. “The board …
HALIFAX — A woman from Nova Scotia sentenced to life imprisonment for strangling her 12-year-old daughter on parole for six months. Penny Boudreau killed her daughter Karissa in 2008, claiming that she had fled after a dispute at a grocery store in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. The girl's body was found two weeks later on the banks of the LaHave River. Ms. Boudreau subsequently pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, stating that she feared that her…
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