Man who dismembered Beaumont mom’s body receives harsher sentence, sent to prison - Edmonton

Man who dismembered Beaumont mom’s body receives harsher sentence, sent to prison - Edmonton

In this decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal sided with the Crown, calling the original sentence for Joseph Donald Skelly 'demonstrably unfit'.

House arrest sentence overturned for man who dismembered Alberta woman's body

The Alberta Court of Appeal issued a decision Thursday in the case against Joseph Donald Skelly, overturning a previous sentence that would have seen the retired butcher serve his time at home.

Retired butcher who dismembered Beaumont woman's body will now serve time in jail

The Alberta Court of Appeal overturned the house arrest sentence for Joseph Donald Skelly on Oct. 24, 2024

An Alberta butcher who dismembered a woman's body was given house arrest. He now faces three years in prison

Alberta's top court has overturned a ruling that saw a butcher who dismembered a woman's body sentenced to house arrest.