Minto woman admits to manslaughter
Jodie Carrie Clark, 32, of Minto, had faced murder charge in Alexander “Andy” Ladds’ death
A Minto woman who had been scheduled to stand trial on a charge of second-degree murder next week has admitted to manslaughter in the 2022 death of a Maugerville man.
Jodie Carrie Clark, 32, of Minto, appeared in person and in custody at the Burton Courthouse on Wednesday morning ahead of her scheduled jury trial Feb. 18 for second-degree murder.
The RCMP arrested and charged her in October 2022 after Alexander “Andy” Ladds was found critically injured in his home in Maugerville, only to die in hospital soon thereafter.
That murder trial won’t be proceeding, though, as the Crown and defence lawyers told Justice Stephen Doucet they’d resolved the case without the need for next week’s jury trial.