Vancouver Island man sentenced to life in prison for murder of single mother
2022. 8. 25. 05:26ㆍ■ 국제/CANADA
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Vancouver Island man sentenced to life in prison for murder of single mother
Louise Dickson, Victoria Times Colonist
VICTORIA — The man accused of killing a Langford mother in a case of mistaken identity has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 14 years.
Angela Dalman had gone to Derrick Okes house to say goodbye and have a drink with Oke and his girlfriend.© Provided by Vancouver Sun
Last month, Anthony Singh Dheensaw, 38, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of Angela Dalman and to the attempted murder of her friend, Derrick Oke, outside Oke’s Arncote Avenue home in Langford on March 6, 2020.
During the two-day sentencing hearing, court heard that Dheensaw, who was high on cocaine, shot the 40-year-old single mother because he thought she was Oke’s girlfriend.
The court listened to 12 victim impact statements from Dalman’s family and friends, many of whom fought tears as they described the devastation caused by her death.
“Without any doubt, Miss Dalman was an individual whose character earned her the love, respect and admiration which shone through the victim impact statements,” B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge said Tuesday.
Dalman’s son Austin, now 18, struggled immensely after the loss of his mother, the judge noted. And family and friends continue to be overwhelmed by grief.
Wedge accepted a joint submission from the Crown and the defence, imposing a nine-year prison sentence on Dheensaw for the attempted-murder conviction.
Angela Dalmans son Austin, now 18, hugs her best friend Lisa Robertson outside the Victoria courthouse Tuesday after the sentencing of Anthony Dheensaw. Dalman, 40, was shot to death in a case of mistaken identity on March 6, 2020 in Langford.© Times Colonist