â–º Listen Live
â–º Listen Live

Sentencing hearing in decades old murder case, postponed to new year

CALGARY, AB – Sentencing for a former southern Alberta man, convicted of killing a 21 year old woman nearly two decades ago, will now take place in the new year.

53 year old Stephane Parent was scheduled to be sentenced in a Calgary courtroom Monday but instead he fired his lawyer and asked for a pre-sentence report which adjourned the proceedings.

In October, a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend Adrienne McColl who was last seen alive around Valentines Day 2002.

Her body was found in a field near Nanton three days later.

Jurors heard McColl had been beaten and strangled.

Years later, new DNA evidence led investigators to Parent who was arrested in Quebec in 2018 and brought back to Alberta to face the murder charge.

A second degree murder conviction carries with it a life sentence with no chance of parole for 10 to 25 years.

Tina Karst
Tina Karst
A Lethbridge College alumnus, Tina moved back to the community two years after convocation, in September 2007, to become a member of the CJOC News Team. She started as a weekend reporter/anchor and now serves as Associate News Director. When Tina's not tracking down local news, she's either busy at home with Jordan and their two kids or creating custom macrame pieces for a growing list of clients.
- Advertisement -

cjoc Now playing play

ckbd Now playing play

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Celebrate Barons Family Day this Saturday

Spend July 5 with the family in Barons for Barons Family Day. 

New referendum rules come into effect in Alberta

New rules have come into effect in Alberta that could make it easier for residents to start a province-wide referendum.  

Nature Conservancy partnership protects historic southern Alberta ranchland

The Nature Conservancy of Canada has announced that the first phase of the Bob Creek Ranch conservation project has been completed. 

Disruptions along 5 Street South to begin Monday

Starting Monday and until July 9, City of Lethbridge crews will be conducting geotechnical drilling (boreholes) at 11 locations.  

Impaired driving enforcement a focus for police in July

Lethbridge Police and other law enforcement agencies across the province are focusing on impaired driving throughout July. 
- Advertisement -