Alberta Man Sentenced to Life for Murder in Scotland
A 41-year-old former Alberta resident, Aren Bylot Pearson, has been sentenced to life in prison in Scotland for the murder of his 24-year-old girlfriend, Claire Leveque, from Edmonton.
Pearson was sentenced by Judge Lord Paul Arthurson at Glasgow High Court, with a minimum of 25 years to be served before being eligible for parole.
The killing was described as a "sustained episode of feral butchery" and one of "extreme and prolonged violence" by the judge.
The judge also criticized Pearson's testimony during the trial, calling it "an exercise in victim blaming" with derogatory and false claims intended to humiliate Leveque even after her death.
Pearson's sentence is a result of the brutal murder that took place on February 11, 2024, in Sandness, on the Shetland Islands.
Author's summary: Man sentenced to life for murdering girlfriend.