An 81-year-old Quebec man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to killing his wife with Alzheimer's disease. Gilles Brassard received a life sentence for second-degree murder with no chance of parole for 10 years and six months.

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Quebec man, 81, gets prison sentence after admitting to killing wife with Alzheimer's disease

An 81-year-old Quebec man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to killing his wife with Alzheimer's disease.

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An 81-year-old Quebec man who says he ended his ailing wife's life out of love and compassion was sentenced today to serve at least a decade in prison for murder.

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Quebecer, 81, to serve at least 10 years for killing ailing wife 'out of love'

Gilles Brassard told reporters on the way into the courtroom that he couldn’t stand watching his wife of 50 years deteriorate from Alzheimer's disease.

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By Maria Sarrouh Click here for updates on this story     MONTREAL (CTV Network) —  An 81-year-old Quebec man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to killing his wife with Alzheimer’s disease. Gilles Brassard received a life sentence for second-degree murder with no chance of parole for 10 years and six months. Brassard claimed he was acting out of compassion when he strangled 79-year-old Thérèse Brassard-Lévesque at a long-term care hom…

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An 81-year-old Quebec man who says he ended his ailing wife's life out of love and compassion was sentenced today to serve at least 10 and a half years in prison for murder.

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Quebec man, 81, who says he strangled Alzheimer's-suffering wife out of love sentenced

LAVAL, Que. - An 81-year-old Quebec man who says he ended his ailing wife's life out of love and compassion was sentenced today to serve at least 10 and a

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Quebecer, 81, to serve at least 10 years for killing ailing wife ‘out of love’

LAVAL, Que. — An 81-year-old Quebec man who says he ended his ailing wife's life out of love and compassion was sentenced today to serve at least 10 and a half years in prison for murder.

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LAVAL, Que. — An 81-year-old Quebec man said Friday he killed his ailing wife out of love and compassion, as he was sentenced to serve at least 10 years and six months in prison for her murder.

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Gilles Brassard pleaded guilty last week to second-degree murder in the 2023 strangling death of Thérèse Brassard-Lévesque at a care home in Terrebonne, north of Montreal

Quebecer, 81, to serve at least 10 years for killing ailing wife 'out of love'

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