A B.C. man has been sentenced for the murder of his former boss, Vancouver businessman John Leslie McIver.
Brian Roger Holt received life in prison without parole eligibility for 10 years, according to the BC Prosecution Service. Holt has also received a 10-year firearms ban.
Holt pled guilty to his charge of second-degree murder in the homicide of McIver in June 2022.
According to police, Holt was a previous employee of the businessman at McIver’s Appliances Sales and Service.
Holt was 36 years old at the time of the homicide.
Officers found McIver dead inside the business that he owned for more than 50 years in 2019.
McIver was 78 years old when he was killed by Holt.
It took less than a month for Vancouver police to arrest Holt in connection with the homicide.
The McIver family has previously released a statement commending the job VPD had done.
“Thank you to the Vancouver Police Department for all their diligent work in bringing this case forward,” the McIver family said in a statement.
“They have been nothing but professional, compassionate and good people to deal with.”
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