A Calgary man with “complex constellation of mental deficits” who killed his abusive father was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison but is permitted to apply for parole after 10 years, the minimum ineligibility period allowed under Canada’s Criminal Code.Vincent Fong, 41, was handed a life sentence with no chance of parole for 10 years. Fong killed his abusive father in 2019.
The conviction comes with an automatic life sentence, but despite the Crown asking for a 12-year parole ineligibility period, Court of King's Bench Justice Paul Jeffrey ruled Vincent can apply to be released after the minimum term of 10 years.Jeffrey found Vincent's moral blameworthiness was lessened because of his mental health and cognitive issues.
"These behaviours embarrassed his father ever since they were manifest in Vincent as a young boy," wrote Jeffrey.