Penny Boudreau, convicted of 2008 murder of daughter in Nova Scotia, gets day parole

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia woman sentenced to life in prison for strangling her 12-year-old daughter is being granted day parole for six months.

Penny Boudreau killed her daughter Karissa in 2008, claiming she ran away after an argument outside a Bridgewater, N.S. grocery store.

The girl’s body was found two weeks later on the banks of the LaHave River.

Boudreau, now in her 50s, later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, saying she was worried her daughter would come between her and a boyfriend.

The parole board says Boudreau is not allowed to contact certain people and must report all relationships with men to her parole officer.

Boudreau, who was granted a 60-day unescorted pass from prison earlier this year, will stay in a halfway house and can apply for full parole after serving 20 years.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec 16, 2025.

Devin Stevens, The Canadian Press