Nicola Puddicombe

• Jury deliberating in Puddicombe faint hope hearing, lawyer for former lover speaks out

  The jury has begun deliberating whether Nicola Puddicombe, convicted of the first-degree axe murder of her boyfriend, should have her period of parole ineligibility reduced.

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  Dec 4, 2025
  
• ‘You haven’t changed one whit’: Crown argues Nicola Puddicombe not ready for early parole

  Nicola Puddicombe says she's changed despite the fact she's now romantically involved with a woman serving a life sentence for second-degree murder.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2025
  
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• Faint hope hearing begins for Toronto woman serving life sentence for plotting boyfriend’s axe murder

  A faint hope hearing is underway for Nicola Puddicombe, who was found guilty of the first-degree murder of her boyfriend Dennis Hoy 19 years ago.

  Crime

  Nov 20, 2025
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• Supreme Court won’t hear appeal case of Toronto love triangle murder

  The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a woman who is serving life for the axe murder of her long-time boyfriend.

  Crime

  Mar 6, 2014