'I am not a monster,' says woman awaiting sentencing in beating death

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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2008/07/17/wheadon-sentece.html

The third and final person to be convicted in the killing of Richard Brace, the 29-year-old man beaten to death in Carbonear, N.L., in 2005, is scheduled to be sentenced in Supreme Court in St. John's on Thursday.

Ashley Wheadon, 22, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, appeared in court Wednesday, when both the Crown and the defence recommended that she receive a conditional sentence.

Wheadon was Brace's girlfriend in 2005, when in an alcohol and drug-induced stupor, she accused him of being unfaithful and stealing from her.

The court heard how she encouraged two other people to beat Brace, who later died in hospital.

The court has already convicted the two other people in Brace's death.

David Ryan, 48, was convicted of second-degree murder in July 2005 and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Another male, who cannot be named because he was a minor at the time, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to three years.
Victim's mother addresses Wheadon

Tears rolled down Wheadon's face as she addressed the court Wednesday.

"I am not a monster," she said. "I wish I could go back in time and change things, but I can't. I wish I could help them with their pain, the pain I caused," she said of Brace's family.

Brace's mother, Carolyn Sooley, was also crying during Wheadon's sentencing hearing.
"What I saw when I walked into that hospital room no parent should ever have to witness," she said. "To see your precious child swollen beyond recognition. His life slowly [was] draining from him despite our prayers."

She then addressed Wheadon directly.

"I feel you, Ashley, are just as responsible for my son's death as the one who throws the punches. I believe that only a spiteful, cold-hearted person with no regard for another human life, could do something like this."

Court was told Wheadon was beaten and abused as a child, locked in her bedroom and deprived of food. She was also sexually assaulted by her mother's boyfriend.

Considering Wheadon's past, the Crown and defence recommended that she get a two-year conditional sentence, meaning she would serve house arrest, and receive three years probation. During the five years, Wheadon would be ordered to stay sober and receive counselling.

Justice Lois Hoegg is expected to deliver the sentence.

"I'm not a Monster" she says..... yeah, you suspect your boyfriend was stealing from your and unfaithful without any real evidence, so you go and hire two thugs to beat the sh*t out of him which later kills him....

.... No, you're not a monster at all you sick fk'n biatch.

If you got a boyfriend who might be doing that to you.... Guess what? You fk'n leave their ass you moron!

And drugs are not an excuse.... just check out the Manson woman who's stuck in jail..... drugs are not an excuse.

They affected you judgement did they? Well did they affect your judgement to take the drug? Can't see how that happens, so you're still guilty.

"I wish I could go back in time and change things..." - Yeah well you can't, so accept the consequences of your actions and deal with it.

I can tell you one thing.... she's gonna have a hard time getting another man anytime soon.
 

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Don't monsters always say that? Or maybe people who have done monsterous things in thier lives and are reminded of it some way, like this woman. Maybe she's just mouthing the words she thinks are appropriate. Who knows weather or not she feels any remorse for the act? Who knows if she can save herself?
 

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Ya, butt; she was "remorseful", and had been "abused" when she was a kid, eh...:-(

This means a lot, eh. Like she apologized and everything.

:dontknow:(don't mess with Newfie wimmen)

:confused3:
 

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Now lets really get into this,

In a drunken stupor she said her boyfriend was cheating and stealing on her (maybe he was maybe he wasn't)

She didn't hire two guys to beat him up from reading, it sounds like two of her friends who were there with her beat the tar out of him.

We don't know a damn thing about the victims behaviour, was he refusing to leave a private residence?

Ie,

"Get the **** out of my party you cheating thieving bastard"
"**** you you dirty *****, I can go where I want"
Enter in her friend (A minor) an a 48 year old (potentially the minors dad) who then lay a smackdown to the victim, a bad shot to the neck and uh-oh, he's dying.

Maybe the guy really did cheat, and steal, potentially from everyone there, perhaps he was even a bit rough with people.

Im not saying she is an angel, its unlikely she is, but why this assumption that the victim of violence is always someone the pope was two steps away from declaring a living saint?

If it turns out the victim was screwing the girls sister, gave them both aids, stole and sold her car then slapped her around a little, would she still be satanic?

Because that version of events is about as likely as the guy stopping by her house after feeding the homeless, to see his drug and alcohol addicted girlfriend and read her bible passages before being beaten to death, where his body did not decompose but instead smelled of roses.
 

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Now lets really get into this,

In a drunken stupor she said her boyfriend was cheating and stealing on her (maybe he was maybe he wasn't)

Correction: Alcohol and Drug Induced Stupor.

She didn't hire two guys to beat him up from reading, it sounds like two of her friends who were there with her beat the tar out of him.

We don't know a damn thing about the victims behaviour, was he refusing to leave a private residence?

Either way, that doesn't justify killing the guy.

Ie,

"Get the **** out of my party you cheating thieving bastard"
"**** you you dirty *****, I can go where I want"
Enter in her friend (A minor) an a 48 year old (potentially the minors dad) who then lay a smackdown to the victim, a bad shot to the neck and uh-oh, he's dying.

She's still involved in creating the situation, even by your own scenario.

Maybe the guy really did cheat, and steal, potentially from everyone there, perhaps he was even a bit rough with people.

No evidence points to that assumption, and I have heard no details in regards to self defence on their part from the dead guy being physical.

Im not saying she is an angel, its unlikely she is, but why this assumption that the victim of violence is always someone the pope was two steps away from declaring a living saint?

Nobody said that as far as I'm concerned.... the bottom line is even if he cheated on her, they're not married, and if he stole from her, then seek legal action to obtain your items again..... nothing they said he did justified the attack, let alone his death.... they are still in the wrong, she was still a part of the situation created, and she should be punished.

If it turns out the victim was screwing the girls sister, gave them both aids, stole and sold her car then slapped her around a little, would she still be satanic?

There was no evidence claiming he had AIDS or any other STD that he transmitted, no information that he cheated on her with her sister, and I heard no details about him being physically abusive to her..... hell, why don't we say he steals babies from the hospital nursery and eats them with a nice kiante wine while we're at it?

No matter what, there was no justification for getting two thugs to beat the crap out of him until he was dead.

Because that version of events is about as likely as the guy stopping by her house after feeding the homeless, to see his drug and alcohol addicted girlfriend and read her bible passages before being beaten to death, where his body did not decompose but instead smelled of roses.

What part of your ass are you pulling this tripe out from? The Sphincter or the pimple on your cheek?

nobody said he was an angelic person, let alone a perfect person, but you're for some reason attempting to justify this woman and her thug's violent actions against him and giving the "Oh, she's not that bad, lay off her" attitude.

A normal person with a functioning brain knows how to handle someone like this guy without having to get someone else to pick their fights for them, and usually they're smart enough to dump the scum and move on with their lives..... but she had such a suffering childhood and she's all messed up...... arn't we all?

Irrelevent. There's no excuse for this situation.. even if he insulted her, I'm pretty sure she insulted him back a few times too.... and if you can't take an insult or two and have to start swinging or get your bigger friends to beat up the guy you can't.... then you're nothing but a thin skinned pussy in my books. (Not you, but in general relation to what's being talked about)

And regardless, your story and scenario mentioned above is irrelevent, since they accused her with the following:

The court heard how she encouraged two other people to beat Brace, who later died in hospital.

and just before that:

Ashley Wheadon, 22, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, appeared in court Wednesday, when both the Crown and the defence recommended that she receive a conditional sentence.

She pleaded guity for encouraging two other people to beat up her boyfriend after she accused him of stealing from her and being unfaithful..... how can you throw out another speculative argument from that?

"I'm Not a Monster" ~ Were her own words..... well normal people don't get petty & small minded and then get two guys to beat a man to death with their bare hands over being cheated on or having something stolen..... they break up the relationship and they call the police to get their crap back..... end of story.

But no.... she wanted to go a step further..... she crossed the line into being a monster herself.

Hell, I'm a guy.... I was cheated on by an ex..... did I go and get people to beat her to death? Nope.... and I'm the gender with the testosterone issues...... what's her excuse?

Drugs and Alcohol? I do them too..... big deal.

Still no excuse.

She did it, she admitted to it.... she was found guilty of it.... yet she's not a monster?

If you don't think she's a "Monster" as she put it, by all means, start writting some letters to her and see if you guys can hook up..... oh and tell me how it goes in two months.

And when she starts accusing you of cheating on her or stealing her dope, don't come complaining to me when you have a knife stuck in your neck from this crazy biatch. :p
 

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No, now your pulling stuff from your ass.

She said "I am not a monster" , people disagreed with that.

And I reply, based on what?

Perhaps you need to calm down, not everything is about you.
 

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No, now your pulling stuff from your ass.

She said "I am not a monster" , people disagreed with that.

And I reply, based on what?

Perhaps you need to calm down, not everything is about you.

Are my actions in question here? Did I kill anybody? No... so how the fok does this become about me, except your lame attempt to try and pull a quick jab?

You were wrong in your explinations, you clearly didn't read the details enough to understand what was going on, so how about you get our of your own little world of self absorption and get your damn facts straight, and stop wasting our time with wild and ignorant assumptions based on nothing?

K'thanks'bye.
 

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"I feel you, Ashley, are just as responsible for my son's death as the one who throws the punches. I believe that only a spiteful, cold-hearted person with no regard for another human life, could do something like this."
i agree with this verdict, she knew what she was up to when she got the two other guys to do this to the victim, the only thing she is sorry for is having to b/s the jury into believing her crap,she deserves all that's coming ....
 

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i agree with this verdict, she knew what she was up to when she got the two other guys to do this to the victim, the only thing she is sorry for is having to b/s the jury into believing her crap,she deserves all that's coming ....

I whole heartedly agree.