The father of Victoria Head refuses to accept the sentence for his daughter’s killer, or the apology.

Forty-year-old Steven Bragg received the mandatory life in prison on Thursday, with no chance of parole for at least 10 years. That’s the lowest for second-degree murder, with Justice Donald Burrage summarizing that sometimes “good people do terrible things.”

Burrage also cited glowing reports of remorse and rehabilitation potential for Bragg, who had no previous criminal record.

But the victim’s father, Pierce Head, says the judge’s characterization of Bragg was over the top.

He says he felt the judge made Bragg out to be almost a saint, adding the decision lacked recognition of his daughter’s life and accomplishments.

Bob Buckingham and John Brooks represented Bragg. Buckingham says they took no delight in getting the sentence they asked for.

He says there are no winners or victories in a case like this one, noting no sentence can reverse the damage done.

The body of 36-year-old Victoria Head was found in woods off O’Brien’s Farm Road on November 11, 2017—four years ago next week.

The mother of a teenage girl, she had been strangled with a bootlace.