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A 78-year-old man arrested five days after his wife of 32 years was found dead in their Eastern Ontario home pleaded guilty Thursday when he appeared in court in L’Orignal.
Robert Edgar was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 83-year-old wife, Zdenka Sekora.
Sekora’s death on Jan. 25 stunned residents of the small village of Lefaivre in Alfred-Plantagenet Township, where the couple moved from Montreal nearly 30 years ago.
The courtroom was packed with friends and family when Edgar arrived in the courtroom wearing a white shirt and dress pants. His lawyer, Robert Miller asked that his client’s handcuffs be taken off during the appearance
Edgar had initially told police that his wife fell down the stairs, but there was no evidence to support his explanation. Within days he admitted to having smothered her.
Miller said in February that his client and Sekora had lived a “peaceful existence” together before his arrest.
Miller also said at that time that Edgar had never been violent toward his wife and a not-criminally-responsible defence was a possibility.
The victim’s daughter and Edgar’s son both read powerful victim impact statements.
“She was truly a mother to me,” Edgar’s son said of his stepmother, adding that his grief and sadness was compounded by the fact that his father killed stepmother.
The Crown said the killing of Edgar’s wife sent “shock waves” through the community, adding that how she was killed was “quite unsettling”.
Miller said in his sentencing submission that his client has been a “model inmate” since his arrest.
Both Miller and the Crown suggested the minimum sentence for second-degree murder: life, with no parole eligibility for at least 10 years.
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Robert Edgar was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 83-year-old wife, Zdenka Sekora.
Sekora’s death on Jan. 25 stunned residents of the small village of Lefaivre in Alfred-Plantagenet Township, where the couple moved from Montreal nearly 30 years ago.
The courtroom was packed with friends and family when Edgar arrived in the courtroom wearing a white shirt and dress pants. His lawyer, Robert Miller asked that his client’s handcuffs be taken off during the appearance
Edgar had initially told police that his wife fell down the stairs, but there was no evidence to support his explanation. Within days he admitted to having smothered her.
Miller said in February that his client and Sekora had lived a “peaceful existence” together before his arrest.
Miller also said at that time that Edgar had never been violent toward his wife and a not-criminally-responsible defence was a possibility.
The victim’s daughter and Edgar’s son both read powerful victim impact statements.
“She was truly a mother to me,” Edgar’s son said of his stepmother, adding that his grief and sadness was compounded by the fact that his father killed stepmother.
The Crown said the killing of Edgar’s wife sent “shock waves” through the community, adding that how she was killed was “quite unsettling”.
Miller said in his sentencing submission that his client has been a “model inmate” since his arrest.
Both Miller and the Crown suggested the minimum sentence for second-degree murder: life, with no parole eligibility for at least 10 years.
mhurley@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/meghan_hurley
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