Quesnel area woman to be sentenced for manslaughter

  52-year old Lona Lynette Cole will be back in Supreme Court on December 8th to set a date for sentencing.
   Cole was found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter using a firearm following a lengthy trial that began in May of last year.
   She was also charged with second degree murder.
   Madam Justice Church delivered her decision in April.
   The charges were in connection with the shooting death of Robert Douglas.
   RCMP were called out to a residence just off the Barkerville Highway near Quesnel back on July 6th, 2020.
   Upon arrival, police discovered the body of a deceased male.

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