Immacula Eugne sentenced to 15 months for elder abuse

A former seniors' residencecaregiver who pleaded guilty to elder mistreatment has been sentenced to 15 months in jail.

Immacula Eugne worked at the CHSLD St-Lambert-Sur-le-Golf, a private-public long-term care facility for seniors in St-Lambert.

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The 342 days Eugne has already served in jail will count toward the 15 month sentence.

She was arrested along withMarie-Margaret Ptim in December 2013 on charges of administering a noxious substance, drug trafficking and conspiracy. Eugnewas also charged in connection with an armed assault involving a pillow.

Last February, she pleaded guilty to five of the six charges against her, including assault and administering a noxious substance to two people without their knowledge or consent.

Eugne hid the drugs, which she stole from another institution, in the seniors' applesauce.

A coroner's inquest into the death of one of the residents, 87-year-old Denise Beaulieu, showed her consumption of the noxious substance in question,Serax, likely contributed to the sudden deterioration of her health.