iverdale actor Ryan Grantham was handed a life sentence after pleading responsible to murdering his mom, Barbara Waite, in 2020.
The 24-year-old former baby star, who performed Jeffery Augustine within the Netflix teen drama, was sentenced at British Columbia Supreme Courtroom in Vancouver on Wednesday.
Mr Grantham pleaded responsible to second-degree homicide, after having initially been charged with first-degree homicide.
Ms Waite was killed by Grantham after he shot her behind her head whereas enjoying the piano at their house, north of Vancouver.
Within the moments that adopted, the Canadian actor filmed his mom’s physique whereas saying: “I shot her behind the pinnacle. Within the moments after, she would have recognized it was me.”
Prosecutors mentioned he had additionally plotted to kill Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.
After consuming beer and smoking marijuana for hours following the homicide, he packed a automobile with three weapons, ammunition and 12 Molotov cocktails he had made, in addition to tenting provides and instructions to Mr Trudeau’s Rideau Cottage residence.
He drove roughly 200 kilometres east to the city of Hope, earlier than turning round and driving to a Vancouver police station, the place he informed an officer: “I killed my mom.”
After consuming beer and smoking marijuana for hours following the homicide, he packed a automobile with three weapons, ammunition and 12 Molotov cocktails he had made, in addition to tenting provides and instructions to Mr Trudeau’s Rideau Cottage residence.
He drove roughly 200 kilometres east to the city of Hope, earlier than turning round and driving to a Vancouver police station, the place he informed an officer: “I killed my mom.”
Grantham has been in custody for the previous two and a half years, legislation enforcement officers in Vancouver informed Deadline, and has been collaborating in a psychological well being program since his arrest.
Through the trial, his legal professionals argued he had been battling anxiousness and scientific despair and had expressed a need to kill himself and hurt others within the months main as much as him killing his mom.
Grantham’s different appearing credit embrace fantasy drama Supernatural, as properly the 2010 movie Diary of a Wimpy Child.
Regardless of his life sentence, he shall be eligible for parole after the primary 14 years.
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