Melissa Todorovic, the mastermind who orchestrated the murder of her teenage romantic rival almost two decades ago, has been granted day parole.

The Parole Board of Canada’s decision to approve Todorovic’s parole application means she will live at a community-based housing facility with strict conditions for six months, according to the decision released to the Star on Thursday. The residential facility offers resources to ensure there is “no escalation” in her risk to reoffend, it says.

The decision also supports the Correction Service of Canada’s recommendation not to grant full parole, calling it “premature.”

Todorovic was 15-years-old when she convinced her then boyfriend, 17-year-old David Bagshaw, to murder 14-year-old Stefanie Rengel on New Year’s Day in 2008. Bagshaw stabbed R

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