Topics: People : Martens, Evelyn

Evelyn Martens, of British Columbia (Canada), has been charged with helping two terminally ill women, Monique Charest and Leyanne Burchell, hasten their deaths. A preliminary hearing in the case was held in November 2002; the next set of hearings are scheduled for February and March of 2003. The Court has imposed a publication ban on the proceedings.