MOSCOW, November 1 (RIA Novosti) — Canadian national, Justin Bourque, was given the longest sentence in the country’s history, of 75 years in prison without parole for killing three police officers and wounding two other earlier this year during a rampage shooting in Moncton, Global News reported.
Judge David Smith of the Court of Queen’s Bench in New Brunswick delivered the verdict on Friday saying that Bourque showed little remorse for his actions, and was motivated by hatred for authority, according to the news outlet.
The judge also made reference to Bourque's addiction to guns, video games and marijuana, and suggested that the accused went on the rampage shooting that killed the three Royal Canadian Mounted Police, while experiencing withdrawal symptoms, having run out of money to buy more drugs.
Under Canada’s criminal code amended in 2011 allowing a judge to issue consecutive sentences to a maximum of 75 years without parole, the court sentenced Bourque with five sentences of 25 years each.
Bourque’s lawyer, who had requested for parole in 50 years told reporters that it was the only sentence the judge could give.
“Given all the law, all the facts, it was the sentence the judge had no choice but to make,” he said.
Bourque, 24, was arrested on June 6 after a 28-hour man hunt in the city of Moncton. He pleaded guilty in August to three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, according to Global News.
