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Save to Read Later Jordan Belyk may have been in the grip of a drug-induced psychosis when he stabbed 19-year-old stranger Brittany Bung to death, but he knew full well his drug binge could have tragic consequences, a judge said Tuesday before sentencing him to 11 years in prison. Jordan Belyk may have been in the grip of a drug-induced psychosis when he stabbed 19-year-old stranger Brittany Bung to death, but he knew full well his drug binge could have tragic consequences, a judge said Tuesday before sentencing him to 11 years in prison. There is no question this offence was shocking in its violence, said Queen’s Bench Justice Joan McKelvey. A significant sentence is appropriate in order to have denunciatory and deterrent effects on those who voluntarily intoxicate themselves with mind-altering drugs. ....
Crown asks 12-15 years for drug-fuelled 2017 slaying winnipegfreepress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from winnipegfreepress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Dean Pritchard | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 Save to Read Later A Manitoba man has been found not guilty of second-degree murder, after a judge ruled he was in the grip of drug-induced psychosis when he stabbed 19-year-old Brittany Bung to death in her car more than three years ago. A Manitoba man has been found not guilty of second-degree murder, after a judge ruled he was in the grip of drug-induced psychosis when he stabbed 19-year-old Brittany Bung to death in her car more than three years ago. Jordan Belyk, 23, was instead convicted of the reduced count of manslaughter. ....