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Dean Fifield’s killer Elizabeth Smith makes first appearance before Parole Board

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  • Elizabeth Smith appeared before the Parole Board for the first time after serving half of a four-and-a-half-year sentence for Dean Fifield’s manslaughter.
  • The board said she lacked empathy for the victim and should work on developing it over the next 12 months.
  • The board declined parole.

Elizabeth Smith appeared before the Parole Board for the first time on Friday after serving half of her four-and-a-half-year sentence for the manslaughter of Dean Fifield.

Smith ran over and killed her former partner. The board told her she lacked empathy for the victim and should try to develop it during the next 12 months.

The board declined her parole application. Its chair told Smith: “You have some work to do.”

You have some work to do.

· Parole Board chairThe chair told Smith she needed to address her lack of victim empathy before parole could be considered.
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