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 at Glasgow High Court by Judge Lord Paul Arthurson, with a minimum of 25 years before being eligible for parole.
The killing was a "sustained episode of feral butchery" and one of "extreme and prolonged violence", said Judge Arthurson.
The judge also criticized Pearson's testimony during the trial, calling it "an exercise in victim blaming" with derogatory and false claims meant to humiliate Leveque even after her death.
Pearson's crime took place on February 11, 2024, in Sandness, on the Shetland Islands.
Author's summary: Man sentenced to life for brutal murder in Scotland.