Barbados More time for ruthless tourist killer

More time for ruthless tourist killer - Crime - Canoe.ca: "The man who killed Ottawa tourist Terry Schwarzfeld with a plank of wood in Barbados two years ago has been given an extra five years behind bars by an appeals court in the Caribbean island.

The Barbados Advocate newspaper said Curtis Joel Foster, 25, had been facing a 10-year sentence, but the court tacked on the extra five because of the violent nature of the attack, which occurred in broad daylight as Schwarzfeld, 60, was walking with her daughter-in-law, Luana Cotsman, along the island's famous Long Beach on Feb. 8, 2009.

The Court of Appeal said the original sentence was 'unduly lenient and does not reflect the serious and violent nature of this case.'

The court also stated such crimes hurt the island's lucrative tourism market"