A pervasive scourge on society: Ontario man handed sentence for girlfriends murder [Video]

A Toronto man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years after pleading guilty to the second-degree murder of his girlfriend, less than a year after she called police to report he had assaulted her and threatened to kill her.

On April 3, on the eve of his trial for the first-degree Murder of Brittany Doff, Kadeem Nedrick pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of second-degree murder. Doff was stabbed to death on Jan. 3, 2022, inside the Little Italy apartment she shared with Nedrick in front of the couple’s four-year-old son.

Crown prosecutors had asked for a parole ineligibility period between 18 and 20 years, arguing there were elements of planning and deliberation, while the defence’s position was a period of 12 to 13 years was appropriate, calling it an impulsive act.

Superior Court Justice Michael Brown told court he was unable to find beyond …