A convicted killer chose his elderly victims long before he broke into their house "to sacrifice them," Alberta's highest court was told Tuesday. Crown prosecutor Robert Fata told three Alberta Court of Appeal justices on Tuesday that the 15-year sentence imposed by a Court of Queen's Bench judge is not long enough. Police found the bodies of Joao and Maria Nascimento in their central Edmonton home in September 2016. Tried to fire his lawyerAt the beginning of the Court of Appeal hearing, Roberts told the judges he wanted to fire his lawyer and represent himself. The Queen Mary Park home where Joao and Maria Nascimento lived for 30 years.

Source: CBC News September 16, 2020 12:56 UTC