You did the exact opposite.”The sentence for second-degree murder is life in prison, with a maximum of 25 years before first parole eligibility. “Any domestic violence is serious and a message needs to be sent,” Durno said. The service says it responded to 3,300 intimate-partner domestic violence calls last year, noting that such incidents are overwhelmingly under-reported. “We can’t overstate how prevalent (domestic violence) is,” Halton police deputy chief Jeff Hill said in an interview. A man identified by those who knew them as her boyfriend, Andrew Gerber, 38, is charged with second-degree murder.

Source: The Star December 13, 2019 10:52 UTC