The sentencing hearing for Kirk Keeping is set for today in Grand Falls-Windsor Supreme Court.
Forty-year-old Keeping has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend, Chantal John, in Conne River in January of 2019.
He also pleaded guilty to aggravated assault involving an attack on John’s mother.
Keeping was originally charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder, but after exhausting all of his appeals over the past five years, he pleaded guilty to the lesser charges in April.
The sentencing hearing will include submissions from the Crown and defence toward sentencing, as well as victim impact statements.
VOCM is following the case and will have more details as they become available, including the date for sentencing.