Lindsey Coyle of Fort Frances agreed to give up her licence during a disciplinary hearing Thursday by Ontario's governing body for nurses, three years after she pleaded guilty in the 2015 death of an elderly patient.

Coyle was a registered practical nurse at La Verendrye Hospital. She pleaded guilty in 2022 to criminal negligence causing the death of 76-year-old Hermina Fletcher.

On Thursday, Coyle, 40, appeared by video at the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) hearing. She appeared solemn-faced, wearing a plain black crew neck and appearing to be looking downward off screen multiple times.

The CNO says its disciplinary process began after the criminal proceedings were resolved.

At the hearing, Coyle pleaded guilty to professional misconduct in the form of abusing a patient, falsifyin

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