Original sentence: Angélique was sentenced to have her hands cut off, and to be burnt alive, but the superior court in Quebec City reduced her sentence to hanging.By today's standards, the prosecution at her trial did not meet their burden of proof, and so modern historians do not know if she was guilty.Cooper does say in her book that slavery was worse in South America and in the United States than in Canada under the French and British, but clearly states that it was still a horrible and cruel practise.However, it is sometimes said that Angélique was burnt alive with her hands cut off, as it seems that is the way the story reached Haiti
Edited sentence: Haïtians have been quoted as saying they burned her alive which is not true.Lastly, Ashufa Cooper acknowledged in her book that slavery was much worse in South America and in the United States than in Canada under the British.Previous versions of the story falsely claim that she had her hand cut off.While the trial was certainly bogus, it is not known today if she was guilty