Relatives unhappy with sentence in Klaus family murders
RED DEER, Alta. — Some relatives are not happy with the sentence imposed on two men found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of three members of one family in central Alberta.
Jason Klaus and Joshua Frank each received a life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years for killing Sandra and Gordon Klaus and their daughter, Monica, in 2013.
The Crown had argued that the two men should serve consecutive sentences and the maximum of 75 years before being able to apply for parole.
Justice Eric Macklin said the two men would have a better chance of rehabilitation if they were not “bereft of hope.”