In an Edmonton courtroom Friday, the man who pleaded guilty to killing his common-law wife learned his fate.
Trevor Bobocel was handed a life sentence Friday.
The decision came after he pleaded guilty to second degree murder on September 5, in the death of his common-law wife Roxanne Bigelow in March, 2011.
In court that day, lawyers detailed the gruesome murder on March 11, 2011 – documents state Bobocel used a hammer to hit Bigelow’s head three times as she slept in the Wandering River home the couple shared with their five children.
Court documents stated Bobocel wrapped his wife’s body in blankets, and then drove down the highway until he found a mulcher, which he tried to use to dispose of her body.
Investigators were able to find pieces of Bigelow’s remains.
Documents also showed the couple had been in a relationship for 15 years, but were having problems – and Bigelow had been saving money to leave him. Bobocel also had issues with alcohol.
Bobocel, 42, will be eligible for parole in 15 years, the Crown had asked for between 15 and 18 years, while the defence had asked for 10 to 13 years.
With files from Veronica Jubinville
