Riverdale Actor Ryan Grantham Sentenced To Life In Prison After Murdering His Mom

Actor Ryan Grantham, recognized for enjoying Jeffery Augustine in Riverdale, was sentenced to life in jail after killing his mom.

According to CBC, the 24-year-old was sentenced on Wednesday on the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver. This comes roughly six months after he pled  responsible to second-degree homicide for killing his mom, Barbara Waite, in March 2020.

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According to prosecutors, the disgraced performer shot his mom whereas she was taking part in the piano. He then recorded his confession and the aftermath of the homicide on his digital camera on the time. In one clip, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid alum admitted:

“I shot her in the back of the head. In the moments after, she would have known it was me.”

So terrible…

The subsequent day, he loaded up his automobile with weapons, ammunition, and Molotov cocktails whereas setting the instructions to Rideau Cottage, the place Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives. He later confessed to detectives he was trying to kill Trudeau, and he even wrote about it in his journal. Whoa.

While giving Ryan his sentencing, Justice Kathleen Ker referred to as the case heartbreaking, tragic, and life-shattering. According to Ker, Ryan was displaying indicators of psychological well being difficulties within the weeks main as much as his violent actions. He is getting psychiatric remedy whereas in jail and seems to be displaying enchancment, stated Ker in response to CBC. Per the phrases, he’s not eligible for parole throughout his first 14 years behind bars. Such a tragic case.

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