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Ian Stewart Gainer was initially charged with first-degree homicide in Arsenault’s loss of life in Might 2020. He pleaded responsible in September to the lesser cost of second-degree homicide.
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Arsenault (48) was discovered lifeless on Might 24, 2020 in a set on the Royal Lodge simply off Gateway Boulevard close to 38 Avenue.
In an agreed assertion of info, the courtroom heard that Gainer staked out the motel and watched it within the days earlier than the homicide. He later advised police he believed Arsenault was concerned in a big cocaine commerce and he assumed she would have some huge cash on her, which he may take. He by no means bought any cash from the sufferer.
CCTV footage from exterior the motel, obtained by police, reveals Arsenault coming into the suite at 1.40pm on Might 24, 2020. Gainer adopted her three minutes later with a darkish object in his hand.
Gainer was within the motel suite for 14 minutes and nobody else entered or left the room, the agreed assertion of info said. He then left the world in a car at round 14:05
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The video footage reveals a motel worker coming into the suite and leaving 911 at 7:55 p.m. The police arrived on the scene at 20:00
The courtroom heard Gainer sure Arsenault, with ropes round her wrists and ankles that may tighten a noose round her neck if she moved. He additionally coated her head with tights and duct tape.
Arsenault died from strangulation and suffocation.
Crown prosecutors had requested for a sentence of life in jail with 16 years earlier than Gainer could be eligible for parole. The Crown additionally sought a firearms ban.
They described Arsenault’s loss of life as “a brutal technique to die.”
The Crown mentioned there was no indication whether or not Gainer could be a low- or high-risk offender, however indicated there seemed to be a scarcity of regret or sympathy in his interview with police. The prosecutor added that Gainer had not fared effectively in custody up to now and had been concerned in an altercation.
The protection requested for all times in jail with Gainer eligible for parole after 12 years.
Gainer’s legal professional mentioned his household was additionally deeply affected by this choice.
Gainer declined to deal with the courtroom on Monday.
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