Derek Saretzky appeals convictions, sentence in Alberta triple murder
Posted September 7, 2017 3:32 pm.
Last Updated September 7, 2017 8:06 pm.
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CALGARY, AB. (NEWS 1130) – An Alberta man is appealing his conviction and sentence for the murders of a father, the man’s two-year-old daughter and a woman.
(PHOTO: Terry Blanchette and his daughter Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette)
Derek Saretzky, who is 24, was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder in June for the 2015 deaths of Terry Blanchette, Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette and 69-year-old Hanne Meketech.
Earlier this year he has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 75 years. A conviction of first-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. Saretzky was also sentenced to five years for causing an indignity to the little girl’s body, which is to be served concurrently.
His lawyer, Balfour Der, has filed a notice of appeal on Saretzky’s behalf.
The appeal documents contend the trial judge made errors by allowing as evidence statements Saretzky made and that authorities violated his charter rights.
The documents also say the 75-year parole ineligibility is wrong.
