After hearing new details about the murders of eight men, then carefully listening to the pain inflicted by their deaths, an Ontario Superior Court judge is expected to sentence serial killer Bruce McArthur Friday morning.McArthur, 67, convicted of eight counts of first-degree murder, faces an automatic sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 25 years. Citing the unique enormity of McArthurâs crimes â âeven amongst those who commit multiple murdersâ â Crown prosecutor Craig Harper earlier this week asked for a parole ineligibility period of 50 years. McArthur would be 116, effectively assuring he would die in prison and sparing his victimsâ families a parole hearing. McArthurâs lawyer, James Miglin, argued before Justice John McMahon that, given McArthurâs guilty pleas and his age, 25 years of parole ineligibility is appropriate.Either way, McArthur will be in prison until he is at least 91 years old, factoring in credit for time served in jail since his arrest. McMahon, who has been on the Ontario Superior Court bench for 15 years, said at the outset of McArthurâs sentencing hearing Monday that heâd spent the previous weekend reading through more than two dozen victim impacts statements submitted. Read more:Officer implicated in 2016 McArthur arrest says heâs being made âfall guyâ for Toronto police errors on serial killingsA timeline of the Bruce McArthur case and the police investigation into the Gay Village killingsEight men, eight stories: What we know about serial killer Bruce McArthurâs victimsAs many of those statements were read out in court, McMahon listened intently, thanking each person for sharing their loss and grief. McArthur pleaded guilty in court late last month, admitting to murdering eight men with ties to Torontoâs Gay Village between 2010 and 2017. He showed little expression throughout the two-day sentencing proceedings, even ...
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