Convicted animal killer Kayla Bourque may have been granted an order for unsupervised trips into the community, but that doesn’t mean her activities will be any less monitored, according to New Westminster Police.
Three years ago, Bourque pleaded guilty to killing or injuring an animal, causing unnecessary suffering and pain to an animal and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
While on probation, she breached one of the conditions of release and was ordered to serve an additional two months in prison. She came to live in New Westminster last September, following that stint behind bars.
Last week, nearly five months after she moved to the Royal City, Bourque sought and was granted unsupervised day trips – but these trips aren’t without conditions.
“It’s one of those things she’s been granted, and she is still being monitored very closely. There’s a number of requirements of that day pass that she needs to abide by that are all laid out in her order,” acting Sgt. Jeff Scott, spokesperson for the New Westminster Police, told the Record.
Bourque is required to abide by electronic monitoring and is only allowed to take part in unsupervised outings on Thursday mornings between 9 and 11 a.m. These outings must be approved in advance by her probation officer, and she must explain her plans for the two-hour window: where she will be, and the route she will take. She must also sign in and out from her residence.
The 25-year-old is also required to carry with her, at all times, a letter of permission from her probation officer while she is unsupervised.
“She needs to work closely with her probation officer and her case management team,” Scott said.
Among the members of Bourque’s case management team is a detective with the local police force, Scott confirmed.
“She is very closely monitored. She has to work closely with her probation officer and abide by, still, all of her other conditions that she has, so there is very close monitoring of where she is,” he said.
