The offender was convicted of second-degree murder following a brutal, unprovoked attack on a 75-year-old woman walking on a trail.
The offender, who had consumed marijuana and psilocybin, inflicted severe head injuries that ultimately caused the victim's death 14 months later.
The Crown sought a parole ineligibility period of 14-17 years, while the defence sought the minimum 10 years.
The court weighed the severe aggravating factors of the savage attack on a vulnerable victim against the offender's youth, lack of criminal record, and prospects for rehabilitation, ultimately setting parole ineligibility at 13 years.
