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Basil Borutski’s crimes were “so deplorable, so devoid of mercy” that Justice Robert Maranger showed no mercy of his own in sentencing Borutski to consecutive life sentences with no chance of parole for 70 years.
Borutski, 60, will spend the rest of his days in jail for the first-degree murders of Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam, and the second-degree murder of Carol Culleton in what Maranger called a “vicious, cold-blooded” killing spree through Renfrew County on Sept. 22, 2015.
The packed courtroom, which was moved to a larger space to accommodate the large public gallery from the community, fell silent as Maranger read his decision Wednesday, siding with the Crown, who called for consecutive life sentences for the killings.
Borutski will not be eligible for parole until the year 2085 – he would be 128 years old – and both Crown and court-appointed amicus James Foord, who called for 40 years of parole ineligibility, agreed under either scenario, Borutski would likely die in jail.
“From time to time, a crime is so deplorable, so devoid of mercy, so cold-blooded that denunciation, retribution and giving a sense of justice to the community at large becomes the paramount, and virtually the singular consideration. This is one such case,” said Maranger.
Maranger said the day of the killings, when Borutski acted as “judge, jury and executioner,” will always be remembered as “one of the saddest, darkest days in Renfrew County history.”
Maranger expressed sympathy for the women murdered, and for the surrounding community that still feels their loss from the “everlasting terror of that day.”
He spared no mercy in his assessment of the accused, calling Borutski a “violent, vindictive, calculating abuser of women.” He said Borutski seemed “incapable” of taking responsibility for his many wrongs, and called it “outrageous” that Borutski had attempted to blame everyone but himself – from the victims to police to the courts and legal system – for his problems.
He chided Borutski for remaining “silent and aloof” throughout proceedings, where he represented his own defence by largely remaining quiet in the prisoner’s box, refusing to participate in pretrial motions, a psychiatric assessment, the jury selection, “including this final stage.”
Borutski was again silent as Maranger asked him if he had anything to say Wednesday.
Crown prosecutor Jeffery Richardson said while it was coincidental that the sentencing occurred on Dec. 6 – with courthouse flags flying at half mast on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women – it was his hope that survivors could draw their own significance from the sentencing date.
More to come.
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Borutski, 60, will spend the rest of his days in jail for the first-degree murders of Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam, and the second-degree murder of Carol Culleton in what Maranger called a “vicious, cold-blooded” killing spree through Renfrew County on Sept. 22, 2015.
The packed courtroom, which was moved to a larger space to accommodate the large public gallery from the community, fell silent as Maranger read his decision Wednesday, siding with the Crown, who called for consecutive life sentences for the killings.
Borutski will not be eligible for parole until the year 2085 – he would be 128 years old – and both Crown and court-appointed amicus James Foord, who called for 40 years of parole ineligibility, agreed under either scenario, Borutski would likely die in jail.
“From time to time, a crime is so deplorable, so devoid of mercy, so cold-blooded that denunciation, retribution and giving a sense of justice to the community at large becomes the paramount, and virtually the singular consideration. This is one such case,” said Maranger.
Maranger said the day of the killings, when Borutski acted as “judge, jury and executioner,” will always be remembered as “one of the saddest, darkest days in Renfrew County history.”
Maranger expressed sympathy for the women murdered, and for the surrounding community that still feels their loss from the “everlasting terror of that day.”
He spared no mercy in his assessment of the accused, calling Borutski a “violent, vindictive, calculating abuser of women.” He said Borutski seemed “incapable” of taking responsibility for his many wrongs, and called it “outrageous” that Borutski had attempted to blame everyone but himself – from the victims to police to the courts and legal system – for his problems.
He chided Borutski for remaining “silent and aloof” throughout proceedings, where he represented his own defence by largely remaining quiet in the prisoner’s box, refusing to participate in pretrial motions, a psychiatric assessment, the jury selection, “including this final stage.”
Borutski was again silent as Maranger asked him if he had anything to say Wednesday.
Crown prosecutor Jeffery Richardson said while it was coincidental that the sentencing occurred on Dec. 6 – with courthouse flags flying at half mast on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women – it was his hope that survivors could draw their own significance from the sentencing date.
More to come.
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