SASKATOON – A woman convicted of manslaughter has had her day parole revoked following a determination that her risk to the public had escalated to an “unmanageable level.”
The Parole Board of Canada decision handed down on Sept. 2, cited multiple critical factors for Shanelle Crowe, now 24.
Crowe was granted day parole in October 2024 and her day parole was continued in May 2025 for an additional six months. But she skipped her parole as her mental health deteriorated, according to parole documents.
Crowe was on the street and was afraid to fall asleep so she used meth to stay awake and to feel better, according to parole documents. But it only made her more nervous and paranoid.
The parole board concluded that her risk of returning to self-harm, substance abuse, and violent behaviour had escalated to an unmanageable level and her risk remains undue so she was returned to custody.
In 2023, Crowe was sentenced in Saskatoon Provincial Court to 3.7 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Trinity Squirrel. She was initially charged with second-degree murder.
Court previously heard that Squirrel was beaten to death. Squirrel was hanging out with Shanelle Crowe and two others in Saskatoon the night of April 14, 2022. They were drinking and taking cocaine. Around 10:30 a.m. the next morning, the beating started. A graphic cell phone video of Squirrel being kicked and punched inside a home was played in court.
Squirrel was found injured on Hodgson Road near Highway 7 about five kilometres southwest of Saskatoon at about 1:15 p.m. on April 15, 2022. He was pronounced deceased shortly after emergency responders arrived.
-With files by Lisa Joy
