Ryan Grantham’s ruling was announced Thursday by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada.
Ryan Granthamknown for his role in the film diary of a Wimpy Kid and for the appearance in the series riverdale, was sentenced to life in prison for killing his mother in 2020. According to the New York Post, the 24-year-old actor’s sentence was announced Thursday 22 by the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, Canada. . The artist will not have the possibility of parole for the first 14 years of sentence.
According to the Canadian CBC, Judge Kathleen Ker said the moving statements of the victim’s loved ones, such as Grantham’s sister, showed the “destructive” impact of the tragedy. She added that the actor’s “saving grace” was that he was quite aware of what he was doing. “He is receiving psychiatric treatment while he is in prison and it looks like he is getting better,” commented Ker.
In Canada, second-degree murder is sentenced to automatic life in prison, but a hearing was held to set the waiting time for the request for parole, according to the publication.
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As of March 31, 2020, Ryan Grantham killed his mother, Barbara Waite, shot in the head while playing the piano. After the crime, the boy, who was 21 at the time, lit candles, hung rosaries from the instrument he was playing and said some prayers before leaving the house with the intention of killing other people, according to the testimony of the ‘plaintiff on the Columbia Supreme Court. British.
“My mother was a caring, compassionate and loving person. He did nothing to deserve it what I did to her, “said the actor during the trial.
He even apologized to the family for the crime. “Faced with something so horrible, apologizing seems almost useless. But from every fiber of my being, I’m sorry,” said the artist referring to family members, who were sitting in the front row of the court and were moved by the lines.
After the assassination, the actor still planned to kill the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. When he turned himself in to the police, he said he wanted to do something that “had an impact”. “I was in a hurry and he was the only person I could think of, the most important person in Canada,” Grantham confessed.
The artist also thought about carrying out massacres on Vancouver’s Lions Gate Bridge and Simon Fraser University, where he studied, as well as committing suicide, but decided to go to a police station to confess to the crime.
Chris Johnson, attorney for Ryan Granthamsaid, second people, that the plaintiff is not upset by the ruling. “I think he anticipated what the judge gave him as a sentence. I think he’s pretty worried about the whole thing. He’s quite a small person and, getting into the prison system, I’m sure it’s a scary and scary thought for him. “Johnson said.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
