Superior Court Justice John McMahon on Friday sentenced serial killer Bruce McArthur to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

McArthur had pleaded guilty to murdering eight men with ties to Toronto’s Gay Village between 2010 and 2017.

McMahon’s ruling means McArthur, 67, will be first eligible for parole at age 91 — the earliest-possible date, given his crimes.

The judge could have sentenced McArthur to consecutive life sentences. Crown prosecutors had argued for consecutive sentences and no chance at parole for 50 years.

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Here is McMahon’s written sentencing decision, in full: