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An Edmonton man was handed a five-year, four-month prison sentence Monday for his part in the “heinous” beating death of a Good Samaritan who left his home to investigate loud noises.

However, after getting 58 months’ credit for time spent in pre-trial custody, Jesse Bergey, 24, has six months left to serve on his manslaughter conviction. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Terry Clackson also placed Bergey on probation for two years.

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The sentence left the family of victim Robert Felker, 46, stunned.

As members of Bergey’s family came over to Felker’s mother Anne and his sister, Sheila Larson, to offer their condolences, the still-grieving mother said she was trying to come to grips with the sentence. Felker’s brother Wayne angrily walked out of the courtroom when the judge said Bergey had six months to serve.

Clackson spoke to Felker’s family in court, and said he knows that the sentence he imposed does not equate to the loss they suffered and explained he is bound by the law.