A former Shelburne County woman pleaded guilty this morning in Bridgewater court to a charge of second-degree murder in the death of her 12-year-old daughter Karissa Boudreau.
After the guilty plea, the court was moving into a quick sentencing hearing for Penny Boudreau, a hearing that was ongoing as this article was being written Friday morning.
Shelburne Coast Guard reporter Kathy Johnson is at the scene and is providing reports on the court hearing.
Boudreau, 34, has remained in jail since being charged with the murder last June by Bridgewater Police and RCMP.
Her daughter Karissa was reported missing on Jan. 27, 2008 by her mother. After weeks of searching and tearful pleas to the public, the body of the girl was found Feb. 9 along the LaHave River.
Karissa had only recently moved to Bridgewater, having grown up in Shelburne County where she attended elementary schools on Cape Sable Island and in Shelburne.