5 years in prison !
That was the sentence handed down to 52-year old Lona Lynette Cole in Supreme Court in Quesnel on Thursday (Apr 9)
She also received a 10-year firearms prohibition and a lifetime ammunition prohibition.
Cole was found not guilty of second degree murder but guilty of manslaughter using a firearm following a lengthy trial that began in May of 2024.
Madame Justice Church delivered her decision in April of last year.
The charges were in connection with the shooting death of Robert Douglas.
RCMP were called out to a residence on the Barkerville Highway near Quesnel back in July of 2020.
Upon arrival, they discovered the body of a deceased male.
