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Calgary man found guilty of murder after running over wife with U-Haul

Calgary police investigate the death of a woman found in the intersection of 34 Avenue and 79 Street Northwest on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. Global News / Tom Reynolds

A judge has found a Calgary man guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his wife.

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Melissa Rae Blommaert, 33, was run over and left to die on a snow-covered road in Bowness on Feb. 10, 2020.

Calgary police investigate the death of a woman found in the intersection of 34 Avenue and 79 Street Northwest on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. Global News / Tom Reynolds

Court heard the couple had been evicted from their apartment and were in the process of moving when they got into an argument.

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As Blommaert walked off, her husband Ronald John Candaele drove a U-Haul into her, running her over.

In Canada, second-degree murder convictions carry an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 10 to 25 years.

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Sentencing arguments will be made at a later date.

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