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EDMONTON — A woman who beat her husband to death with a curtain rod after years of inflicting domestic violence on him has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Nyuk Hwang, 55, had originally been charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2013 death of her husband, Teck Hwang, 56.

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Staff Sgt. Bill Clark told the sentencing hearing Friday that the assaults by the woman had carried on for years, calling it “one of the worst cases of domestic violence” he has seen.

Before the husband’s death, Nyuk Hwang had been convicted of assault causing bodily harm and had been sentenced to three weeks behind bars.

Justice Joanne Veit called it a “tragic situation” for the family, adding the couple’s adult son has a heavy pain to bear.

She agreed to a joint sentencing submission from the Crown and defence.

Clark described the sentence as just.

“She’s going to serve a lengthy time in prison to think about what she’s done,” he said.