02-03-2023 14:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca

Court reduces sentence for Moncton Mountie killer Justin Bourque

FREDERICTON — A court has reduced the precedent-setting sentence of a New Brunswick man who fatally shot three Mounties in 2014.
Justin Bourque had been sentenced to serve three consecutive life sentences for first-degree murder, meaning a 75-year wait before he could apply for parole.
A Supreme Court of Canada decision last year involving the Quebec City mosque murderer struck down a law that made it possible for judges to extend parole ineligibility periods beyond 25 years for people con
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