Description
Justice Brenda Brown ruled that excluding multiple murderers from the so-called "faint-hope" parole provisions violates Charter protections against cruel and unusual punishment, allowing 3 convicted murderers the chance of parole only after 15 years instead of 25 years.
The couple, aged 77 and 76, were killed during a planned home invasion in 2022 by 3 fake international students in British Columbia. Arnold was suffocated with duct tape wrapped around his head, while Joanne was beaten and had her throat slashed with a screwdriver.