Teen Killer's 20-Year Sentence Weighed

0:00A 37-year-old man from Regina stands convicted of second-degree murder for stabbing 19-year-old Misha Pavlovich to death nearly 20. Years ago, it happened at a Bush party near Regina Beach in May 2006 when the killer was just 17. At Thursday sentencing hearing, court dug into his lifelong pattern of violence. Prosecutors painted a clear picture of repeated run-ins with police from alcohol-fueled attacks at other parties to shoving a guard during his two. 1023 arrest. They argued his behavior shows a fully-formed adult tendency to lash out, not some youthful slip-up. The crown is pushing hard for an adult sentence, meaning life in prison with parole possible after 10 years. Meanwhile, the defense calls him immature back then, citing a psychologist who says he functions at a low-level, like below a 16-year-old. Witness memories from that boozy night were hazy after all these years, with no smoking gun on the knife or exact events. Still, a jury nailed him with the conviction last November after a four-week trial.

1:04Judge Catherine Dawson held off on her decision and set the next court date from May 26. This was got everyone watching how his whole history tips the scales after two decades in the shadows. Local news, powered by AI. This is Canada News Today.