Lindsay Cuckoo left Ontario Nursing License in the case of misconduct, after a petition convicted in the death of the patient
Lindsay Cuckoo of Fort Frances on Thursday agreed to leave his license for nurses during a disciplinary hearing by the governing body of Ontario, convicted in the 2015 death of an elderly patient.
Cuckoo was a registered practical nurse at La Varendry Hospital. He convicted criminal negligence in 2022, killing 76 -year -old Hermina Fletcher.
On Thursday, the 40 -year -old cuckoo appeared by video at the hearing of the College of Nurses (CNO) of Ontario. She appeared to see a plain black crew’s neck and several times to see the screen downwards.
The CNO says that its disciplinary process started after the criminal proceedings were resolved.
In hearing, the cuckoo convicted a patient as abusing professional misconduct, proven a record wrong, and attached to conduct, which would be considered as derogatory, dishonest or unprofessional by members.
“I think whatever I want to move forward with today is what I deserves,” the cuckoo said, which is on the parole of the day for a year.
He said that as long as he had a lot of time to reflect on his choice and feels regret.
The cuckoo has also agreed to re -function as a nurse in any capacity. CNO will prevent it from re -implemented for nursing license in the province. If she tries to register as a nurse in another jurisdiction, CNO informed the authorities about the disciplinary history of the cuckoo.
In 2015, a record changed to increase the morphine dose of fletcher from cuckoo fraud, then took additional morphine for itself, heard the disciplinary panel. When the night nurse took over that evening, the person gave Fletcher an increased morphine dose that the cuckoo wrote. Overdose killed the patient.
CNO lawyer Dennis Kony reported the hearing, “This (cuckoo) included serious moral failure, which misused the situation of power and faith.
Hospital calls police after suspected theft
Back in January 2015, La Varendry Hospital called the police to report the theft with a suspected death, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Const. Petrina Taylor-Hurtz told CBC in 2019,
That year, a prolonged investigation of the OPP made charges against the cuckoo, if the second degree killing, criminal negligence, theft, theft, pronouncing fake documents and violation of trust.
In January 2024, the cuckoo was sentenced to two years in jail after a petition guilty for criminal negligence.
The cuckoo was also found responsible in a civil suit. In 2024, she was Fletcher’s assets ordered to pay $ 130,00 in loss,
Drug theft inspired by drug addiction, court documents say
The cuckoo admitted to steal drugs while struggling with drug addiction, in 2022, in the consent statement of the facts read during the criminal court proceedings.
A Crown Attorney said, “(Cuckoo) admitted that whatever he needed to do, whatever he needed to do to get morphine. He accepted to use large amounts of morphine while at work and many times he would be high as a kite while working,” a Crown Vakil said, read with the consent statement of the facts.
Canada’s parole board provided cuckoo de parole, which allows him to stay at his home with his partner and children on August 21, 2024.
Justice Robin Lepre said that in addition to avoiding alcohol on bail in 2020, the cuckoo has maintained restraint August 2025 Family Law Superior Court case included cuckoo,
Lepre said in her reasons for the decision, “She follows all conditions to date and expects to get away from parole by January 2026.”
Apologies for ‘shame’ action brought for nursing apologizes
On Thursday, the cuckoo told the CNO panel that she wanted to apologize to the college and its colleagues.
“I completely understand the mistrust that has happened and it is a shame that I have brought to the community of nurses,” he said.
“I have gone through a lot of things in the last 10 years and spent time in jail for this action.”
After the cuckoo was suspended, in 2016 voluntarily surrendered its certificate of registration. His public record will now specify that he resigned permanently after the conclusions of professional misconduct.
While CNO also has the right to cancel the nurse’s registration certificate, the panel heard that voluntary permanent resignation is the strongest way to ensure that a person will never practice in Ontario again. Those who cancel their licenses are capable of re -applying for membership, while those who agree to resign permanently cannot.
