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Man convicted as accessory in Maple Batalia’s death gets 18 month sentence

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Judge sentences man who helped Maple Batalia’s killer
A judge sentences a man who helped Maple Batalia's killer. But the sentencing decision is a crushing blow to Maple Batalia's family. Jill Bennett reports – Jan 27, 2017

The man convicted as an accessory to the murder of Maple Batalia has been given 18 months in jail.

Gursimar Bedi, 26, was found guilty for helping in the slaying of the 19-year-old SFU student in Surrey in September, 2011.

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The court was told he rented the vehicle used on the night of the murder.

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Crown lawyers have asked for a six-year prison term.

Batalia’s former boyfriend, Gurjinder Dhaliwal, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and is serving a life sentence in prison.

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