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BC man sentenced to life imprisonment for murder at a grow-op

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 Apr, 2024 04:20 PM
  • BC man sentenced to life imprisonment for murder at a grow-op

A British Columbia man has been sentenced to life in prison for a murder at a Mission grow-op.

In a decision posted online last week, Van Chau Nguyen pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Vien Bui, who died in August of 2020.

Nguyen was convicted of killing Bui and assaulting and confining four others inside a home before setting it on fire.

He will not be eligible for parole for 12 years.

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