WINNIPEG –
A man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the deaths of his common-law partner and their two children is to serve a life sentence with no parole eligibility for 16 years.
Court of King’s Bench Justice Chris Martin agreed Thursday to a joint recommendation from Crown and defence lawyers at the sentencing hearing for Trevis McLeod in Winnipeg.
“It’s horrible, just horrible,” the judge told court, calling it “one of the worst cases I’ve dealt with in my career.”
“At the end of the day, nothing takes away the pain, nothing takes away the shock.”
McLeod, 52, admitted in September to the slayings after a forensic assessment found he had not suffered from a mental disorder.
Shantelle Murphy, 32, Isabella Murphy, 6, and three-year-old Mason Murphy were found dead in the family’s duplex in Portage la Prairie, west of Winnipeg, on April 10, 2022.
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