The offender pleaded guilty to second degree murder of his former domestic partner.
The victim was killed in her home in a brutal attack involving multiple stab wounds and near-decapitation.
The offender had a documented history of violence and threats toward the victim, breached court-ordered no-contact conditions, and committed the murder while the victim's young child was present in the home.
The court imposed a life sentence with parole ineligibility of 18 years, reduced from 20 years due to Charter violations arising from the offender's mistreatment during an Institutional Crisis Intervention Team deployment at Maplehurst Correctional Centre.
