Convicted of double murder of his partner and his daughter in 2019 in Calgary, Robert Leeming will receive a sentence on Sept. 6.
The bodies of Jasmine Lovett, 26, and her daughter, Aliyah Sanderson, 22 months, were found on May 6, 2019 in a woodland near Kananaskis, west of Calgary, days after they were reported missing.
Arrested a day after the discovery of the two bodies, Robert Leeming was charged with second degree murder.
Robert Leeming, 34 years old at the time, pleaded guilty to the murder of Jasmine Lovett, but was not guilty of the death of Aliyah Sanderson. According to him, the girl died accidentally after falling down the stairs.
Regarding the events that led to Jasmine Lovett’s death, Robert Leeming explained that he was blown away when his former colleague would hold him responsible for the child’s death. He was then allegedly beaten with a hammer several times, before he was shot in the head with a shotgun and the two bodies buried.
The sentencing of Robert Leeming, who was convicted in January, was delayed as Canada’s Supreme Court considered the Criminal Code’s provision that allows cumulative sentences for those convicted of multiple murders.
The nation’s highest court finally overturned this provision, which could have an impact on Robert Leeming’s future sentence.
Conviction for second -degree murder automatically carries a life sentence without the possibility of parole for 10 to 25 years.
With information from The Canadian Press
Radio Canada
Source: Radio-Canada
