Alberta’s highest court has dismissed a former Ontario truck driver’s bid for a third trial in the 2011 death of a woman in an Edmonton hotel.<\/p>\n
Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12\u00bd years for manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue, a M\u00e9tis and Cree woman who bled to death in a bathtub in June 2011.<\/p>\n
Gladue, who was 36, was a sex worker Barton had hired for two nights.<\/p>\n
“The appellant was convicted of manslaughter. He appeals that conviction, arguing certain evidence should not have been admitted at trial,” said Monday’s decision by the Court of Appeal of Alberta.<\/p>\n
“We find no reviewable errors in the trial judge’s rulings on the admissibility of evidence.”<\/p>\n
Barton’s lawyers also argued the trial judge erred in part of his charge to the jury, but the three Appeal Court judges didn’t agree.<\/p>\n
They dismissed the appeal.<\/p>\n
Previous trials heard that the truck driver from Mississauga, Ont., performed a sexual act on Gladue that severely wounded her. Barton\u00a0testified the sex was consensual.<\/p>\n
A jury found Barton not guilty in 2015 of first-degree murder, but it was appealed by the Crown and he had a second trial in 2021.<\/p>\n
In a statement Monday, Gladue’s family said they are deeply relieved the appeal court judges unanimously denied Barton’s appeal.<\/p>\n
“All I ever wanted was to know he would not be able to hurt anyone else the way he hurt and killed my daughter. I hope he will now stop and let us move on,” Gladue’s mother, Donna McLeod, said in the statement.<\/p>\n
Barton’s lawyer Peter Sankoff\u00a0said Barton was taken into custody when he was sentenced and remains there. Sankoff didn’t rule out attempting another appeal.<\/p>\n
“Mr. Barton is understandably disappointed with the court’s decision, and he is exploring the possibility of seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court,” Sankoff said in an email Monday.<\/p>\n