A Calgary man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 23 years for the May 2014 stabbing deaths of his ex-wife and her friend.
Hari Pal was found guilty Friday, June 23 of two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of his estranged wife, Sanjula Devi, and Fahmida Velji-Visram.
Pal received consecutive parole ineligibilities, adding up to 23 years before he can apply for freedom. The sentence for Devi’s death was life, no chance of parole for 12 years, while he received life no chance of parole for 11 years for Velji-Visram.
Velji-Visram’s husband Rahim Visram had wanted the parole ineligibility to be even higher, but said he hopes the end of the court process can finally bring him closure.
“Fifty years is still not enough time,” Visram told Global News. “I wanted longer…but I know the justice system does not value a human life.
“I am happy that I can finally close this tragic chapter in my life and move forward, knowing that justice has finally been served.”
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