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In the many books he left behind, she finds him on earmarked pages. Why was it creased? What piqued his interest? She tries to guess.

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Sitting straight and still in a neatly-worn dress shirt feet away from Poluk was 26-year-old Denecho King, her brother's killer.

In the early hours of Dec. 14, 2014, Wifladt and his best friend Colin Digness went back to Digness's Sundridge Place Apartments unit after a night out in the city. King, then 22, entered the apartment. In a brutal and unprovoked attack, he used two ornamental swords SA国际影视传媒� kept in Digness's apartment SA国际影视传媒� to deal devastating blows to the two defenceless friends.

Wifladt died, succumbing to the severe wounds. Digness barely survived the attack, and was left with lasting physical and emotional scars.

The two childhood friends were complete strangers to King.

On that day, wrote John's father Jack Wifladt in a victim impact statement, a SA国际影视传媒渂ond that should never be broken,SA国际影视传媒� was broken.

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King was convicted of second-degree murder and aggravated assault in July. He has never admitted guilt for the deadly attack, and a motive for the rampage has never been established.

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SA国际影视传媒淚t was a sudden and brutal murder. There is no motive. There is no rationale or logic, no explanation other than King's explosive violence,SA国际影视传媒� said Crown prosecutor Jill Andrews. SA国际影视传媒淰iolence for the sake of violence.SA国际影视传媒�

For the murder of Wifladt, Andrews called for a life sentence with no chance of parole for 17 years SA国际影视传媒� seven more years than the mandatory minimum.

For KingSA国际影视传媒檚 aggravated assault conviction, the Crown recommended a 10-year sentence, to be served concurrently.

In making the recommendation, Andrews pointed to a number of aggravating factors SA国际影视传媒� circumstances of an offence that increase the severity of the crime SA国际影视传媒� related to the deadly attack.

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He was on probation when he murdered Wifladt and severely injured Digness.

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King's use of those weapons, she said, was also aggravating, she asserted.

Andrews reminded the court that in the hours leading up to the murder, King committed three violent outbursts SA国际影视传媒� punching a window, throwing a chair, and assaulting a woman in a cab. After the attack, SA国际影视传媒渉e bragged about the horrific crime he just committed,SA国际影视传媒� she said.

SA国际影视传媒淣o remorse. No regret...,SA国际影视传媒� added Andrews.

She said there were no mitigating factors in relation to the deadly December 2014 attack.

Pointing to King's lengthy criminal record, which contains 38 convictions, including assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm, Andrews said King has displayed a pattern of violence from a young age.

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King's lawyer, Jay Bran, recommended a parole ineligibility period of 10 to 12 years.

Bran stressed there was no evidence King planned the killing, and described the attack as occurring in the SA国际影视传媒渉eat of the moment.SA国际影视传媒�

For some of John Wifladt's family, a life sentence should mean King spends the rest of his days behind bars.

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Alice said she could picture her son settling down with a family of his own if he were alive today.

In another statement read in court, a teenage girl who used to play in a music circle with John lamented the loss of her musical mentor.

SA国际影视传媒淚 could almost hear his guitar being played at his tombstone,SA国际影视传媒� she wrote.

Justice Andrew Mahar will sentence King on Nov. 26.