Ex-Brampton fire captain gets life in prison with no chance of parole for 20 years for killing wife
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A former Brampton fire captain has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 20 years for killing his wife in January 2023, an Ontario judge has ruled.
James Schwalm, a former fire captain with the Brampton Fire and Emergency Services, pleaded guilty last June to second-degree murder in the death of his wife Ashley Schwalm.
Life in prison is an automatic sentence for pleading guilty to second-degree murder. In terms of parole eligibility, Schwalm could have received a minimum of 10 years or a maximum of 25 years. The judge decided on 20 years.
According to an agreed statement of facts, Schwalm strangled his wife inside their Collingwood home, then attempted to make it look like she had been involved in a crash. Her burned body was found in an SUV in the Blue Mountains on Jan. 26, 2023.
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