Spruce Grove man who beat woman to death sentenced to life in prison
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Blake Jolicoeur, convicted of killing Saladina Vivancos near Spruce Grove in 2019, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years.
Blake Jolicoeur, who was found guilty of fatally beating Saladina Vivancos and leaving her body on a rural road near Spruce Grove, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years.
Jolicoeur was convicted of second-degree murder on May 24.
Vivancos died Nov. 16, 2019. Her body was found bloodied in the back seat of a car north of Spruce Grove. The car was on a frozen pond near Township Road 532A and Range Road 274. She was 33 years old and had just moved to Edmonton from Kelowna.
The judge told Jolicoeur his decision shows restraint and provides Jolicoeur hope — something the man didn’t do for the victim. The judge said Jolicoeur did the worst thing he could do to another human being.
“You took the life of a beautiful soul,” the judge told Jolicoeur.
In his sentence, the judge said he considered Jolicoeur’s admissions and steps he’s made to rehabilitate himself.
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