Froesse-Friessen gets 20 years for murder
Abraham Froesse-Friessen will spend 20 years behind bars before being eligible for parole for the second-degree murder of Ruthven artist Bridie Fanning.
The conviction of second-degree murder carries the automatic penalty of life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years.
The Crown was seeking 20 years and got what it wanted.
Fanning's fiancé was in the courtroom and his victim impact statement was to be presented by the Crown but not read out loud.
Froesse-Friessen initially pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, but in a Windsor court in November entered a plea of guilty to second-degree murder.
The 47-year-old Fanning was killed at her home on Jan. 25, 2011. She died of a gunshot wound.
Fanning and Froesse-Friessen lived in separate apartments in the same house on County Rd. 34.
Fanning was an artist whose work was recently on display at the Leamington Arts Centre, where she volunteered.
