Ronald Candaele was convicted of second-degree murder a year ago in the February 2020 killing of Melissa Rae Blommaert.
Candaele already faces a life sentence but the Crown wants him kept in custody for 18 years before he’s eligible for parole due to his long history of domestic violence.
Candaele and his wife had been arguing when she got out of the vehicle in the Bowness neighbourhood of northwest Calgary and her husband got behind the wheel. Candaele’s lawyer Kim Ross said his client should only have to serve the minimum of 10 years before being eligible for parole, saying the murder was not planned.
In it, she said she has been suffering from anxiety and depression and worries the victim’s two children will eventually find out how she died.“I still have a hard time believing that she’s dead and talk to her as if she’s still here,” said the cousin. “I still can’t believe that she was left to die alone in the street, run over and squished like nothing.”
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