Beloeil man's parole eligibility set at 12 years in girlfriend's death

A man who killed his pregnant girlfriend in 2015 was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 12 years on Thursday at the Ste-Hyacinthe courthouse.
Alexandre Gendron was convicted of second-degree murder for strangling his girlfriend, Cheryl Bau-Tremblay, in early August 2015. She was four months pregnant at the time.
Court documents revealed that Gendron was a recovering alcoholic who relapsed in July 2015. He was apparently drinking beer constantly.
During his trial, the j