Laura Brahaney sentenced 5 1/2 years for luring, kidnapping Vanier man

An Ottawa woman found guilty in a string of violent robberies was sentenced five-and-a-half years for her role in one of the crimes, where a Vanier man was lured from a bar, then robbed and beaten by two accomplices.
Laura Brahaney, 28, will serve a total of 26 months in prison after Justice Marc Labrosse sentenced Brahaney Wednesday, and ruled on the credit she will get for time already served since her Sept. 2014 arrest.
The judge said Brahaney’s role in the robbery “was more than