Robert Latimer granted full parole: lawyer

Robert Latimer walks on his farm in 2001 before being sentenced to  life with no change of parole for 10 years. On Nov. 29, 2010, he was  granted full parole.

Robert Latimer walks on his farm in 2001 before being sentenced to life with no change of parole for 10 years. On Nov. 29, 2010, he was granted full parole.

VICTORIA—Robert Latimer, the Saskatchewan farmer who killed his severely disabled daughter, has been granted full parole and will be home by Christmas, says his lawyer.

Jason Gratl says Latimer was granted full parole as of Dec. 6 at a hearing on Thursday.

Gratl says Latimer does not want to discuss the conditions of his release or his current emotional state.

The 57-year-old farmer was convicted of second-degree murder and given a life sentence for the 1993 death of his severely disabled daughter, Tracy.

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