Killer of three homeless Winnipeggers appeals consecutive sentences in wake of Supreme Court ruling
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This article was published 20/06/2022 (1538 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The longest prison sentence ever handed down in Manitoba may soon be slashed by two-thirds.
Lawyers for serial killer John Paul Ostamas, whose victims were homeless, have filed notice with the top provincial court that they want to see his sentence reviewed in light of a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that struck down what’s called “parole stacking” for multiple murders.
Ostamas, now 45, was sentenced in 2016 to three consecutive terms of life without a chance at parole for 25 years for the murders of Miles Monias, Stony Stanley Bushie and Donald Collins in April 2015. The term effectively meant Ostamas would die behind bars.
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