Boy who killed elderly woman in Pickering, Ont., gets maximum sentence
A 15-year-old boy has received the maximum youth sentence of 10 years for the first-degree murder of an 83-year-old woman in Pickering, Ontario. The court heard evidence of premeditation and the devastating impact the unprovoked attack had on the victim's family.
Why it matters
The case highlights the application of the Youth Criminal Justice Act in cases of extreme violence and the legal consequences for juvenile offenders.
A 15-year-old boy who killed an elderly woman in an unprovoked attack outside her Pickering, Ont., home last year was handed the maximum youth sentence of 10 years for first-degree murder on Wednesday.
The article provides a factual account of the sentencing proceedings and the details of the crime.
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