A jury has found Peter Beckett guilty of first-degree murder.
The verdict came down in a Kelowna courtroom late Saturday afternoon.
READ MORE: Closing arguments wrap up in Kelowna for man accused of drowning his wife
Get daily National news
Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Beckett drowned his wife Laura Letts-Beckett while boating near Revelstoke in 2010.
READ MORE: Jail house snitch testifies in Kelowna trial of man accused of murdering his wife
Beckett was formerly a city councillor in New Zealand before moving to Alberta with his wife.
A previous murder trial in 2016 ended in a hung jury.
Beckett has been given a mandatory life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.
More on Crime
- Truck driver who killed 5 people while distracted on TikTok sentenced to 22 years
- U.S. man fakes death to avoid paying child support, gets 6 years in prison
- Police probing bomb threats sent to multiple Jewish organizations, hospitals
- Johnny Wactor death: 4 men charged in ‘General Hospital’ actor killing
- Truck driver who killed 5 people while distracted on TikTok sentenced to 22 years
- U.S. man fakes death to avoid paying child support, gets 6 years in prison
- Police probing bomb threats sent to multiple Jewish organizations, hospitals
- Johnny Wactor death: 4 men charged in ‘General Hospital’ actor killing
Comments