It was a brief court appearance for a woman accused of killing seven residents of a Woodstock nursing home and one resident at a long-term care home in London.
Elizabeth Wettlaufer appeared in a Woodstock court via video link on Friday morning. In a hearing that lasted just a few minutes, her case was put over to December 8.
Wettlaufer again appeared from the Vanier Centre for Women in Milton, wearing a green sweatshirt. She was represented by her lawyer, Brad Burgess.
More disclosure was handed over by the Crown, with more expected in the coming weeks. The Crown has set a target date of January 20 on which a hard drive containing more disclosure will be given to Wettlaufer's defence.
Susan Horvath (pictured above), the daughter of one of Wettlaufer's alleged victims was at the courthouse in Woodstock. Her father, Arpad Horvath, was 75 when he died in London on August 31, 2014. Speaking to reporters after the hearing, she said the court process is taking a toll on her.
"I feel like I'm aging everyday. This is just killing me," she said.
Horvath admitted it was difficult to see her father's alleged killed on the video screen in the courtroom.
"I was angry. You know when you're in school and you see some bully. I'm just angry because why does this have to happen to my Dad and all these other innocent people? They've worked so hard and this is what they get at the end of the line," she said.
Horvath told reporters she is getting help from Victim Services. She also has a support dog, Frisco, who was with her at the courthouse on Friday.
Wettlauffer was charged on October 25 with eight counts of first degree murder in the deaths of seven residents of Caressant Care in Woodstock, and one resident of Meadow Park nursing home in London. The eight residents ranged in age from 75-96 and died between 2007-2014.
