A person who drowned his two youngsters of their suburban Montreal household residence in 2022 has been sentenced to life in jail with no risk of parole for 25 years.
In March a jury discovered Kamaljit Arora responsible of first-degree homicide within the October 2022 deaths of his 11-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter.
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The jury additionally discovered Arora responsible of making an attempt to homicide his eldest daughter and of strangulating his spouse, Rama Rani Arora, who survived the assault within the Laval, Que., residence.
The life sentences for the first-degree homicide counts are computerized, however Superior Court docket Justice Alexandre Bien-Aimé Bastien additionally had to decide on a penalty for the latter two costs.
Earlier this week he sentenced Arora to eight years in jail for making an attempt to homicide his daughter and one 12 months for the assault on his spouse.
The sentences might be served concurrently, that means Arora can apply for parole after 25 years even with a number of sentences.
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