Serial killer Bruce McArthur — who killed eight men with ties to Toronto’s Gay Village in the span of seven years — has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. The ruling means McArthur, 67, will be first eligible for parole at age 91 — the earliest-possible date, given his crimes. Even if McArthur lives to 91, the chances are “very remote at best” he will ever get parole, McMahon said. ( Alexandra Newbould/The Canadian Press )As many of those statements were read out in court, McMahon listened intently, thanking each person for sharing their loss and grief. In his submissions to McMahon, Harper, the Crown lawyer, called McArthur a serial killer said the term was in fact “woefully inadequate to describe his moral blameworthiness .

Source: thestar February 08, 2019 10:01 UTC