Plea, sentence, or settlement · Key moment
Jennifer Pan's guilty plea
Day. The plea was on Wednesday. March 18, 2026 was a Wednesday. We do not have the hour.
Reported at the time: The Canadian Press, via CBC News, Mar 18, 2026.
Jennifer Pan in Newmarket to in her mother's death and received a , with the life sentence for the of Hann Pan. She can apply for . Parole has not been granted on this record.
What the sources say
Her lawyer Breana Vandebeek confirmed that the was entered that Wednesday. The says she did not make a plan to kill her mother and, in light of the arrangements made to kill her father, knew or ought to have known that Bich Ha Pan could be in the house when the plan was carried out.
ReportedThe Canadian Press, March 18, 2026, published by CBCStory ↗
The same says it was an objectively foreseeable consequence of the plan to kill Hann Pan that Bich Ha Pan would suffer non-trivial bodily harm.
ReportedThe Canadian Press, March 18, 2026Story ↗
She received a , by the and the defence, with the life sentence she was already serving for the of her father. since her arrest in 2010 means she is already . There is no guarantee parole will be granted. Justice Michelle Fuerst imposed the sentence. She told the court, "I'm ashamed of what I did."
ReportedToronto Star, March 18, 2026Story ↗
Her lawyer confirmed she will now be .
ReportedThe Canadian Press, March 18, 2026Story ↗
Note: The story names Breana Vandebeek as the lawyer who confirmed the plea. The parole sentence says "her lawyer."
Her brother wrote, in a statement for the court, "I've seen my family's tragedy turned into entertainment for strangers."
ReportedToronto Star, March 18, 2026Story ↗
Note: We do not name him.