A man sentenced to life in prison in 2006 for the murder of his partner has pleaded guilty to killing a sex worker while out on day parole.
Eustachio Gallese, 51, entered the plea to a charge of first-degree murder this morning at the Quebec City courthouse.
He was accused of killing Marylène Lévesque in a Quebec City hotel on Jan. 22.
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After initially being charged with second-degree murder, it was upgraded to first-degree murder Monday.
In 2006, Gallese was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 15 years after he killed his 32-year-old partner, Chantale Deschenes, by beating her with a hammer before repeatedly stabbing her.
As part of his day parole, a risk-management strategy was developed to allow Gallese to meet women to respond to his “sexual needs” — a provision that has triggered a full federal probe by the Commissioner of the Correctional Service and the chair of the Parole Board of Canada.
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