Man who killed woman, 2 children gets life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years
CBC
A man who murdered his on-again, off-again girlfriend and two of her children has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.
Justice Howard Leibovich handed down his sentence to Cory Fenn Tuesday morning in Superior Court in Oshawa.
Fenn, 33, was found guilty of three counts of second-degree murder for the 2018 killings of 39-year-old Krassimira Pejcinovski, her 15-year-old son, Roy, and her daughter, Venellia, 13.
Leibovich decided the parole ineligibility periods for the murders of Pejcinovski and Roy would be served concurrently.
The judge is now awaiting the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the Alexander Bissonnette case on whether it is constitutional to impose consecutive periods of parole ineligibility for multiple murders before sentencing Fenn for Venellia's murder.
The Quebec Court of Appeal overturned the 40-year period of parole ineligibility for Bissonnette, who pleaded guilty to six counts of first-degree murder after killing six people at a Quebec City mosque in 2017.
The outcome of the Quebec case could shape how Leibovich sentences Fenn.
Second-degree murder carries a mandatory life sentence with a minimum of 10 years before parole eligibility.
The Crown had initially sought a sentence of 72 years before Fenn could apply for parole, while Fenn did not make submissions.
Leibovich called Fenn's actions "horrific" as he delivered the sentence.
"Mr. Fenn's actions destroyed the family and caused considerable harm to the community," Leibovich said Tuesday.
The Crown had sought a sentence of 72 years before Fenn could apply for parole, while Fenn noted 10 years would be "perfect." Fenn fired his lawyer before the trial and did not call a defence, although a court-appointed lawyer made closing submissions on his behalf.
Fenn lived in the basement of Pejcinovski's home and the two had a relationship the judge described as "toxic."
On March 14, 2018, Fenn stabbed Pejcinovski to death.
As their role in health care continues to grow, nurse practitioners across Canada are looking to Alberta, where nurse practitioners recently formed their own union — but on P.E.I., the nurses' union that represents them says it's doing its job.
As the fallout over fallen buildings in Gore Park continues, Hamilton officials will be turning their attention to other properties.
Fire crews responded to a transport truck fire on the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit.
When the government touts that its auto insurance reforms might curb premiums by $400 come 2027, the ministers and premier don't readily mention what's to come in the three years leading up to that.
Who poses the greater threat to the free speech of Conservative MPs — the Speaker of the House of Commons or the leader of the Conservative Party?
As city council prepares to vote on a temporary shelter village for people experiencing homelessness in Thunder Bay, Ont., opposition is growing among the area's business community.
A Toronto centre for Black art is hosting an exhibition this weekend that exclusively features work by artists from across the African diaspora.
Click on the video player above on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. ET to watch the 2024 Vanier Cup.
This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here.
Some Canadian seniors say they're feeling abandoned by the Liberal government's latest inflation relief measure after learning they don't qualify for it.
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.