Marissa Shephard, 22, has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in the death of 18-year-old Baylee Wylie.
Shephard has handed her sentence in Moncton provincial court Friday morning.
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Wylie’s body was found by firefighters in a burned-out townhouse on Sumac Street in December 2015. He had been stabbed multiple times before being covered by a mattress, which was then set on fire.
Shephard was found guilty of first-degree murder and arson on May 8. The jury only needed about four hours for deliberations.
Tyler Noel and Devin Morningstar, both 20, were sentenced earlier this year for their roles in the death. Shephard was the last to be tried in connection with the case.
Defence lawyer Gilles Lemieux says it’s a tragedy and says he told the court Friday that four young lives have been ruined as the result of drugs and that lifestyle.
Lemieux expects there will be an appeal.
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Shephard will not have an eligibility for parole for 25 years.
–With files from The Canadian Press.