Denise Scriven & Michael Scriven, each began a 20 month jail sentence
for failing to provide the necessaries of life to 48 year old Betty Anne Gagnon.
After Gagnon’s death in 2009, the medical examiner determined she died of
a head injury.
Gagnon, had been confined in a basement, a dog run & an unheated,
converted school bus with no water or electricity. She weighed just 65 pounds
at time of death.
The Scrivens were initially charged with manslaughter, unlawful confinement &
assault, but instead pleaded guilty to failing to provide the necessaries of life to a
person under their care – Section 215 of the Criminal Code.
Gagnon was mentally and developmentally delayed due to oxygen deprivation at birth.
Refer to full account detailing the horrific treatment this defenceless person
endured. “Justice for Betty Anne Gagnon”.

October 31, 2013