A Nova Scotia man with a protracted historical past of violent crimes has been denied parole for the second time. The Parole Board of Canada dominated on Tuesday that Christopher Newhook continues to current a excessive threat of reoffending.
Board’s Key Considerations
In its written determination, the board highlighted Newhook’s ongoing points, stating, “You may have emotional and anger management challenges and engrained racist attitudes that enhance your threat to violently reoffend.” Officers emphasised that his emotional instability raises severe doubts about public security if launched.
Prison Historical past
Newhook’s offenses started at age 18, together with convictions for theft, assault with a weapon, and assault inflicting bodily hurt. In March 2010, courts declared him a harmful offender following convictions for aggravated assault, intimidation of a justice system participant, and assault with a weapon. He has served an indeterminate sentence since then, present process common parole critiques.
Extra convictions adopted: in March 2011 for intimidating a justice system participant, and in 2014 for assault with a weapon after a premeditated assault on one other inmate, slashing the sufferer’s throat and head.
Latest Conduct and Assessments
Newhook, aged 50 throughout his earlier parole denial in 2020, underwent a psychological analysis in December that once more categorized him as excessive threat. Final month, throughout a gathering together with his case administration group to debate psychological well being and housing, he grew to become aggressive, smashing a pc display screen, keyboard, and phone. Safety workers intervened to revive order.
The board discovered no mitigating components to scale back the dangers related together with his potential launch, underscoring persistent considerations over his stability and propensity for violence.
