Paige Courtney Howse previously pleaded guilty of manslaughter in the death of Kelowna woman Alishia Lemp
A woman who pleaded guilty to manslaughter after killing a Kelowna woman with a wine bottle in a Vernon hotel room could face a jail sentence of up to nine years.
In an agreed statement of facts, Crown counsel Margaret Cissell told the court that Howse and Lemp had been friends, and both worked in the sex trade industry. The court heard that other guests at the hotel heard “yelling and arguing” coming from the hotel room in the early morning hours of Feb. 27. One person reported that he heard banging sounds that lasted about three hours.
Howse was seen on CCTV video leaving the hotel room on the morning of Feb. 28. Cissell said this was the last time she was seen before being located and detained by police in Kelowna on March 1. The Crown called for Howse to spend seven to nine years in jail while defence counsel Mark Swartz argued for a one to four year jail sentence less time served and followed by two years probation.
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