Man who killed Métis hunters gets life with no chance of parole for 13 years
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A judge has sentenced an Alberta man who killed two Métis hunters to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years. Anthony Bilodeau was found guilty in May of second-degree murder in the death of Maurice Cardinal and manslaughter in the death of Jacob Sansom.
A judge has sentenced an Alberta man who killed two Métis hunters to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years.
Anthony Bilodeau was found guilty in May of second-degree murder in the death of Maurice Cardinal and manslaughter in the death of Jacob Sansom.
Sansom, 39, and Cardinal, his 57-year-old uncle, had been moose hunting in March 2020 before they were shot and left on the side of the road near Glendon, Alta., a rural community about 200 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.
At a sentencing hearing Friday, the Crown asked that Bilodeau serve 15 years of the life term before he could apply for parole. The defence recommended the minimum 10 years.
Court of King's Bench Justice Eric Macklin said 13 years was appropriate.
"The actions of Anthony Bilodeau on March 27, 2020, had tragic consequences," he said. "Two innocent men were killed."
He said it will ultimately be up to the Parole Board of Canada to determine when Bilodeau is released on the murder conviction. The judge also gave Bilodeau a concurrent sentence of eight years for manslaughter.
