Lindstrom witness protection

Lindstrom has pleaded guilty to soliciting the murder of two witnesses who were due to give evidence against her boyfriend on serious drug charges.In return for a lighter sentence, she has vowed to testify against him and others, but as a result is kept in protective custody as "serious" threats on her life have been made. Speaking publicly for the first time since being locked up last May, Lindstrom made a heartfelt apology to the Supreme Court, saying she wished she could have her time over. During her short stint in the witness box, she also confessed to suffering anorexia from the age of 13 and said the illness still plagued her. Her barrister, Paul Byrne SC, asked if she had anything to say to the court about her offence. "Yes, I totally regret my actions and I'm sorry to the people that are suffering (as a result)," she said.
"I wish I could get a second chance at life but mostly I wish I could turn back time. It will not ever happen again."Lindstrom spoke softly, also thanking her family and friends for their ongoing support. She was facing a lengthy jail term but Justice Stephen Rothman agreed she was in no way the instigator of the murderous plan - instead describing her as an "administrator". Lindstrom is unlikely to receive anything like the maximum jail term of 25 years. Mr Byrne submitted special circumstances should be applied because, even after being granted parole, she would be held in witness protection as she testified against her former boyfriend and others in the drug case. Looking gaunt and occasionally wiping away tears, Lindstrom was supported by her father and friends as the court heard of two covertly recorded phone calls between her and her boyfriend - who cannot be identified for legal reasons - just prior to her arrest. In them, they discuss Lindstrom seeing "solicitors" - a reference to the hitmen who were to carry out the shooting deaths. Lindstrom's father Hans told the court he had met Charlotte's former boyfriend and did not think he was a good person to spend time with. According to the Crown case, Lindstrom met with an undercover policeman who pretended to be a hitman. In one conversation, she told him her boyfriend wanted the two witnesses "in a cemetery" rather than a hospital. Justice Rothman said he would pass sentence as soon as possible.

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