I would say 25 years before parole. For both.
Life Sentences and Section 745.6 of the Criminal Code - A Crime Victim’s Guide to the Criminal Justice System
Life Sentences and Section 745.6 of the Criminal Code
In Canada, murder is either first or second degree. Persons convicted of either must be sentenced to imprisonment for life. Generally, persons convicted of first-degree murder are not eligible for parole until they have served at least 25 years of their sentence. Persons convicted of second degree murder are not eligible for parole until they have served between 10 and 25 years, as determined by the courts. It is important to note that convicted persons who were under 18 at the time of the offence have different periods of ineligibility.
Shakeil Boothe murder trial: Jury finds father, stepmother guilty
Garfield Boothe and his wife Nichelle Boothe-Rowe found guilty of 2nd-degree murder
Shakeil Boothe murder trial: Jury finds father, stepmother guilty - Toronto - CBC News
Jurors have found a Toronto-area couple guilty of second-degree murder in the death of the man's 10-year-old.
Garfield Boothe and his wife Nichelle Boothe-Rowe had pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were laid after the death of Shakeil Boothe.
But defence lawyers admitted the pair's actions met the criteria for manslaughter.
However, Boothe-Rowe's lawyer urged the jury to acquit his client, saying she was under duress.
Shakeil left Jamaica in 2009 to come live with his father in Brampton, Ont. — two years later, he was dead.
Paramedics found his lifeless body in the family's home on May 27, 2011, but his father and stepmother testified he died the day before.
Prosecutors allege Shakeil was abused, deprived of food and kept chained to his bed in the months before his death.
Court has heard the boy died "minutes to hours" after a savage beating that caused widespread internal bleeding and overwhelmed his weakened body.
Life Sentences and Section 745.6 of the Criminal Code - A Crime Victim’s Guide to the Criminal Justice System
Life Sentences and Section 745.6 of the Criminal Code
In Canada, murder is either first or second degree. Persons convicted of either must be sentenced to imprisonment for life. Generally, persons convicted of first-degree murder are not eligible for parole until they have served at least 25 years of their sentence. Persons convicted of second degree murder are not eligible for parole until they have served between 10 and 25 years, as determined by the courts. It is important to note that convicted persons who were under 18 at the time of the offence have different periods of ineligibility.
Shakeil Boothe murder trial: Jury finds father, stepmother guilty
Garfield Boothe and his wife Nichelle Boothe-Rowe found guilty of 2nd-degree murder
Shakeil Boothe murder trial: Jury finds father, stepmother guilty - Toronto - CBC News
Jurors have found a Toronto-area couple guilty of second-degree murder in the death of the man's 10-year-old.
Garfield Boothe and his wife Nichelle Boothe-Rowe had pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were laid after the death of Shakeil Boothe.
But defence lawyers admitted the pair's actions met the criteria for manslaughter.
However, Boothe-Rowe's lawyer urged the jury to acquit his client, saying she was under duress.
Shakeil left Jamaica in 2009 to come live with his father in Brampton, Ont. — two years later, he was dead.
Paramedics found his lifeless body in the family's home on May 27, 2011, but his father and stepmother testified he died the day before.
Prosecutors allege Shakeil was abused, deprived of food and kept chained to his bed in the months before his death.
Court has heard the boy died "minutes to hours" after a savage beating that caused widespread internal bleeding and overwhelmed his weakened body.
