The offender pleaded guilty to manslaughter following the brutal killing of an 88-year-old woman during a home invasion.
The offender was in a state of extreme intoxication from methamphetamine at the time of the offence, raising potential automatism defences that led to the Crown accepting a plea to manslaughter instead of first-degree murder.
The court accepted a joint submission and sentenced the offender to 15 years' imprisonment, less credit for pre-sentence custody, emphasizing denunciation and deterrence for violence against vulnerable elderly victims.
