Alberta domestic violence survivor devastated after attempted murder charge downgraded | 24CA News

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A home abuse survivor is talking out after an tried homicide cost was withdrawn and her ex-boyfriend was as an alternative charged with aggravated assault.

Over two years in the past Michelle Poulin was stabbed no less than 15 instances by her ex-boyfriend at her residence in Wainwright.

Poulin mentioned she is fortunate to be alive, and is struggling to beat emotional trauma after struggling years of emotional and bodily abuse.

“He came there to kill me and I was just lucky enough to survive,” mentioned Poulin.

Jodie Nylander was arrested and charged with tried homicide. Those costs had been later withdrawn and Nylander pleaded responsible to aggravated assault. He will probably be in St. Paul Court of King’s Bench Feb. 27 for his sentencing.

The downgrade in costs is devastating to Poulin.

“He was waiting there at 5:30 in the morning for me to open the door and stabbed me at least 15 times. I don’t understand how that is not enough proof for attempted murder,” she mentioned.

“I wasn’t failed by the judicial system, it was the legal system that did it. I guess I will find out in sentencing to see what the judge does.”

Poulin worries for her household’s security as soon as Nylander is launched from jail. He may probably be launched the day following his sentencing listening to.

Global News reached out to the Crown prosecutor Jordan Kerr, who mentioned basically, there are numerous elements prosecutors need to keep in mind when contemplating whether or not to simply accept a plea to a lessor or completely different offence versus continuing to trial on a extra severe offence.

One of the important thing concerns is whether or not, based mostly on all of the obtainable proof, there’s a affordable chance of conviction on the extra severe offence.

If there’s not an affordable chance of conviction on the extra severe offence, however there’s a affordable chance of conviction on a lessor or completely different offence, the matter could also be resolved on a plea to the lessor or different offence.

It’s little consolation for Poulin.

“I feel cheated and I feel like no one is going to get to hear what he did to me.”

“It’s just not fair that a couple of lawyers can decide, “That’s not what happened, he just came to talk and it got out of hand,’” mentioned Poulin.

“This wasn’t a bar fight that someone got into and someone died over, that man drove six hours to kill me.”

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Daughter Jaci Poulin, who’s 16 years previous, was at residence on the time of the assault and made the decision to 911. She helped hold her mother alive and was introduced an award from the hospital of St. John of Jerusalem Priory of Canada for her efforts in saving her mother. Jaci struggles with the downgrade in costs as properly.

“It makes me wonder, did she have to die for him to get the years he truly deserves? It shouldn’t have to cost a life for things to be taken seriously,” Jaci mentioned.

“People are going to continue to die if domestic violence is treated like this.”

Nylander has been in custody because the assault, however Poulin mentioned she nonetheless lives in worry.

“Right now he’s in jail, and it’s my brain all the time when I go outside. People don’t know what it’s like to live in fear like that and hear every little noise,” mentioned Poulin.

“It’s horrible, I don’t sleep, I haven’t slept for two years. It’s on my mind constantly.”

Poulin mentioned she didn’t get to select her lawyer, and is pissed off Nylander was in a position to choose and alter his lawyer.

“I have to go with the prosecutor. He is supposed to act in my best interest and on my behalf and he didn’t at all,” Poulin mentioned.

“Everybody needs to know (what happened). If the justice system is going to let me down, everybody needs to know.”

On Nov. 24, 2020, Poulin mentioned it was an everyday morning for her. As she was letting her canine out, Poulin mentioned her ex-boyfriend Jodie Nylander was ready exterior on her deck. She tried to close the door, however he barged in.

Poulin mentioned Nylander lived up north on the time, and would have needed to drive six hours to get to Wainwright, which is about 200 kilometres east of Edmonton.

“He pushed his way in, and I just backed up… I didn’t want him to get at my daughter, so I did just stand there,” Poulin mentioned.

Poulin yelled for her daughter to name 911.

“He said, ‘Oh you gonna call the cops, eh?’ when he was opening the knife,” Poulin mentioned.

“That feeling, my heart just sunk.”

“I didn’t think I was going to get out of there, and he just came at me. Stabbed me first, twice on the side… and then I think I fell to the ground, and he was kind of on top of me… and he just stabbed me repeatedly,” she mentioned.

Poulin was stabbed within the chest, shoulder, arms, head and face. She put her arms as much as shield herself, however the assault didn’t cease and her arms had been severely broken.

“Then he just stopped all of sudden and said ‘I love you.’”

Poulin mentioned Nylander yelled for her daughter Jaci to name an ambulance, after which Nylander mentioned he was going to jail.

“I don’t know if it was the adrenaline or what, but I did get up and lock the door,” she mentioned.

Poulin hopes by sharing her expertise, it is going to result in change in how home violence instances are dealt with.

Poulin, and her relations will probably be studying sufferer influence statements in court docket on Feb. 27.

“I want somebody to know that it was attempted murder, he came there that night to kill me.”

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