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Kelowna woman who stabbed sleeping husband to death sentenced to 14 years

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Billie-Jo Bennett pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2021 death of her husband. She was originally charged with second-degree murder but pleaded not guilty to that charge. Bennett stabbed her husband in the back as he lay sleeping in their bed in their home on Bechard Road in Kelowna on Oct. 18, 2021.

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Kelowna woman who stabbed sleeping husband to death sentenced to 14 years

UPDATE 2:45 p.m. Despite admitting to stabbing her sleeping husband to death, Billie-Jo Bennett says she loved her husband and did not wake up on the the morning of his death meaning to kill him. Bennett, who was sentenced to a 14-year jail sentence in Kelowna on Monday, will be credited with the eq...

2 years ago·Kelowna, Canada

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Penticton Western News

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Kelowna woman pleads guilty to killing husband, sentenced to 14 years - Penticton Western News

Billie-Jo Bennett entered a guilty plea to manslaughter

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Sicamous Eagle Valley News

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Kelowna woman pleads guilty to killing husband, sentenced to 14 years - Sicamous Eagle Valley News

Billie-Jo Bennett entered a guilty plea to manslaughter

2 years ago·Salmon Arm, Canada

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Vernon Morning Star

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Kelowna woman pleads guilty to killing husband, sentenced to 14 years - Vernon Morning Star

Billie-Jo Bennett entered a guilty plea to manslaughter

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‘I did love him’: Kelowna woman pleads guilty to killing sleeping husband

A Kelowna woman charged with the 2021 murder of her husband intends to skip the trial process and enter a guilty plea. Billie-Jo Bennett appeared in court Monday.

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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