After spending more than 21 years in prison, Shawn Denver-Lambert reeled and heaved a deep sigh upon learning he will be able to apply for early release.
The 59-year-old convinced the jury to reduce his waiting period before he could go to the Parole Board.
In principle, he had to wait at least until October 2028 before he could hope to return to society. The jurors only took a few hours to reach an agreement and allow him to address the Commission in the fall of 2025.
Double murder
Shawn Denver-Lambert is serving a life sentence for killing Maurille Lepage in Val-Bélair in 1994. With his accomplice Pierre Lévesque, he went to a residence to commit a theft which ended in the double murder of elderly couple who lived there.
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The victims of the tragedy, Béatrice Lavoie and Maurille Lepage. (Archive photo)
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Maurille Lepage’s partner, Béatrice Lavoie, was killed by Lévesque.
It took the police nine years to solve the murder of the elderly couple.
Shawn Denver-Lambert requested a review of his detention, citing his good behavior in prison over the past few years, while saying he was ready to reintegrate into society.
Provision abolished
He took advantage of a provision of the Criminal Code which allows murderers sentenced to life in prison to request release before having completed the 25 years provided for.
This article no longer exists since the Conservative government abolished it in 2011, but it continues to apply to murders committed before this legislative change.
The accomplice Pierre Lévesque also obtained a reduction in his sentence after making the same request in 2019.
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