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A youth who bludgeoned an Edmonton father to death in front of his infant daughter during a random 2011 break-in was sentenced as an adult Wednesday.

Chase Abraham Paul, now 22, was two days shy of his 18th birthday when he broke into John Kwiatkowski‘s Rundle Heights home the night of April 13, 2011. Kwiatkowski, 29, was bludgeoned to death while he slept. His infant daughter witnessed the killing.

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“He took the life of this defenceless man while his daughter slept in the same home,” said Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Sterling Sanderman. “Certain crimes grab the community’s attention because we all feel threatened by them. This is one of them.”

Kwiatkowski’s brother Nick said outside court that the family was relived to see the court proceedings end, but the decision brings them no solace.

With the adult designation, Paul’s life sentence for second-degree murder is automatic. He will not be eligible for parole until seven years after his arrest, giving him roughly another three years before he can even apply.