Former ' Riverdale ' and ' Diary of a Wimpy Kid ' actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life behind bars without Grantham has been sentenced to life behind bars without the possibility of people for 14 years for killing his mother.
The by-the-book second degree murder punishment was handed down by British Columbia Supreme court justice Kathleen Ker on september 21 in Vancouver , reports ' Deadline.'
With the sentence already a forgone conclusion over the laws of the Canadian province , The only real wild card was how long the guilty pleading Grantham would have to wait before the currently 24 years old could apply for parole .
The leo Awards nominated Grantham turned himself to police soon after shooting his 64 years old mother Barbara Waite in the back of the head on march 31 , 2020 in the family's Squamish home , just north of vancouver .
A second degree murder charge in B.C. comes with no parole eligibility of between 10 and 25 years.
In that context, Prosecutors had recommended in a sentencing hearing earlier this year that grantham receive a parole ineligibility up to 18 years . The former actor 's legal team had suggested 12 years as a fair consequence. Clearly Justice Ker met them in the middle in her ruling this week.
Originally charged with frist degree murder Grantham has been in custody for the past two and half years , law enforcement official in Vancouver confirmed to ' Deadline'
Participating in a mental helth program since his arrest Grantham is in the process of being readied for transfer to more permanent facility, sources say.
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