SASKATOON – The Parole Board of Canada has denied a request from convicted killer Robert Latimer to travel to South America.
Latimer had asked the parole board for permission to travel to Peru, Bolivia and Venezuela to do volunteer work.
The parole board said Latimer’s request did not have enough detail and the countries involved did not have enough information.
Latimer was found guilty in 1997 of killing his severely disabled daughter, 12-year-old Tracy, in a case that sparked a national debate over mercy killings.
She had cerebral palsy and died after Latimer piped the exhaust into the cab of his truck on the family farm in Wilkie, Saskatchewan on Oct. 24, 1993.
It was the second trial for Latimer. His first conviction was over-turned by the Supreme Court of Canada because of errors by the RCMP and the prosecutor.
He was granted day parole in late 2007 and given full parole, with some conditions, in 2010.
Last July, the parole board turned down a request by Latimer that he be allowed to travel freely outside of Canada without having to apply for a limited-time passport. The decision was upheld on appeal.
In 2012, visa issues kept Latimer from attending an assisted-suicide debate in Britain after the parole board cleared him to attend.
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