After McArthur´s guilty plea, a devastated family of one of his victims wants him punished to the `maximum sentence´
(The Star Toronto Raptors)

The “devastated� family of one of Bruce McArthur’s victims says they want the serial killer punished to “the maximum sentence,� and are renewing calls for a public inquiry into police handling of the case. Ferhat Cinar listened in from his home in London, England, Tuesday as McArthur, 67, pleaded guilty to killing his brother, Selim Esen, and seven other men in Toronto between 2010 and 2017, most of the killings sexual in nature.Esen, a 44-year-old native of Turkey, was McArthur’s seventh victim, killed in April 2017. Esen’s DNA was located in McArthur’s van, as well as on the murder weapon, which was not specified in court Tuesday. A statement of facts read out said police found “evidence of the use of a ligature.� Found in McArthur’s apartment was a notebook kept by Esen, who was described by his family as a lover of sociology and philosophy who had an “inquisitive mind.�“We can’t come to terms with his savage murder,� Cinar said in a statement sent to the Star Thursday, on behalf of Esen’s family, many of whom remain in Turkey. “How would anyone with a heart feel if their youngest brother, their son, is murdered when they thought he was living in one of the safest places in the world?�Read more: Head of missing persons review asks permission to probe Toronto police’s McArthur investigationEight men, eight stories: What we know about serial killer Bruce McArthur’s victimsMcArthur is the oldest confirmed serial killer in Canadian history. His age may have helped him hide ‘in plain sight’Submissions are scheduled to begin at Ontario Superior Court Monday, where McArthur’s lawyers and Crown prosecutors will begin deliberations on McArthur’s sentence. First-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years, when McArthur will be 91 years old.The hearings will decide whether McArth ...