In 2017 a criminal case shook the entire country of Canada as this was the first serial killing event in a very long time and Canada’s rate for serial killers is not very high. In 2017 a nurse named Elizabeth Wettlaufer was sentenced to life in prison after she killed eight elderly patients under her care and nearly killed four others by injecting them with illegal harmful doses. After being taken to court the 50-year-old plead guilty to her crimes and will not be eligible for parole till 2042, the case was captivating and captured the attention of everyone and made everyone think twice before going to the hospital again. This case relates directly to Criminal law as the rules and regulations of criminal law were broken by Elizabeth which is why she suffered the punishments that come along with breaking these rules. The defendant Elizabeth Wettlaufer had all the intent and mens rea and actus rea while she was committing these distasteful crimes and was in violation of every criminal law which is why she suffered the harshest punishment which was life behind bars forever (Chidley) (Lancaster). 

The Canadian law consists of many different types of law such as tort law, family law, corporate law, and also criminal law. All Canadian laws and have many different rules and regulations, others are a lot more extreme then most such as criminal law. Criminal law is taken very seriously in Canada and is never left unresolved. The criminal justice system is very intimating for many people and very frightening especially if rules are not understood. “Criminal law and intent refers to the mental state of the mind which is possessed by the defendant during when the crimes are the committed, in a criminal case the it must be proven that the defendant intended to commit the illegal act” (Criminal.findlaw.com). The bases and rules of criminal law are the most extreme compared to others and there is also a criminal code which abides with criminal law. The seven elements of criminal law Mens rea, Actus rea, Concurrence, Causation, Harm, Legality, and Punishment. 

The Canadian law consists of many different types of law such as tort law, family law, corporate law, and also criminal law. All Canadian laws and have many different rules and regulations, others are a lot more extreme then most such as criminal law. Criminal law is taken very seriously in Canada and is never left unresolved. The criminal justice system is very intimating for many people and very frightening especially if rules are not understood. “Criminal law and intent refers to the mental state of the mind which is possessed by the defendant during when the crimes are the committed, in a criminal case the it must be proven that the defendant intended to commit the illegal act” (Criminal.findlaw.com). The bases and rules of criminal law are the most extreme compared to others and there is also a criminal code which abides with criminal law. The seven elements of criminal law Mens rea, Actus rea, Concurrence, Causation, Harm, Legality, and Punishment. 

In 2017 a criminal case shook the entire country of Canada as this was the first serial killing event in a very long time and Canada’s rate for serial killers is not very high. In 2017 a nurse named Elizabeth Wettlaufer was sentenced to life in prison after she killed eight elderly patients under her care and nearly killed four others by injecting them with illegal harmful doses. After being taken to court the 50-year-old plead guilty to her crimes and will not be eligible for parole till 2042, the case was captivating and captured the attention of everyone and made everyone think twice before going to the hospital again. This case relates directly to Criminal law as the rules and regulations of criminal law were broken by Elizabeth which is why she suffered the punishments that come along with breaking these rules. The defendant Elizabeth Wettlaufer had all the intent and mens rea and actus rea while she was committing these distasteful crimes and was in violation of every criminal law which is why she suffered the harshest punishment which was life behind bars forever (Chidley) (Lancaster).