Hynne, 21, was in the middle of a second-degree murder trial this week when he pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter for the March 2014 stabbing death of Juliano Crawford-Vieira. "To say that I miss him is an understatement," Louise Crawford wrote in a victim impact statement read aloud in court Friday. Originally charged with second-degree murder, Trent Hynne pleaded guilty to manslaughter and aggravated assault in the middle of his trial this week. 'I love you Juliano'Including the credit for the time he's already spent in custody, Hynne has about six years left on his sentence. A second man, Roland Smith, was also charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder, but the prosecution indicated he will plead guilty to accessory after the fact to murder next month.

Source: CBC News November 18, 2016 19:14 UTC