A man from Yellow Grass, Sask. has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to a reduced charge in the killing of Abbie Speir three years ago.
On Thursday, Kevin Okafor pleaded guilty to second-degree murder at Queen’s Bench in Regina. He was initially charged with murder in the first degree.
Okafor was sentenced to life in prison. He will be eligible for parole after he serves 16 years in prison.
Speir, 33, was found dead following a house fire in Yellow Grass, Sask. on April 20, 2017.
A socially-distanced crowd of friends and family members filled three courtrooms at the Regina Court of Queen’s Bench courthouse Thursday.
Victim impact statements revealed Speir had expressed concern about Okafor for weeks, and that she reported to family members having been punched by Okafor on a trip to Saskatoon. Family members were set to help Abbie move to a new home in Weyburn the day after she died.
Those family members and friends listened as Crown attorneys revealed how Okafor stabbed Speir 55 times with a kitchen knife after Okafor confronted Speir in their home about her desire to end the relationship.
He then started a fire in the basement of the home. A neighbour saw smoke and investigated, discovering Speir’s body.
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