A man convicted of murdering a 14-year-old girl, whose body was found in an Edson apartment suite two years ago, has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years.

A 20-year-old from Edson who didn't show up to testify in court in Hinton as a witness was found later on Wednesday.

A woman who says her 21-year-old son is the man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 14-year-old teenage girl stood by him online Monday.