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An Edmonton woman who stabbed her estranged husband to death after tying him to a bed under the guise of sexual activity and then tried to mislead police was sentenced to life in prison Thursday.

Amanda Michelle McInnes, 30, will not be eligible for parole until she’s served 18 years, ordered Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Paul Belzil, who described the deadly September 2012 stabbing of Tye Christopher Kaye, 27, as the “callous and brutal killing” of a “completely unsuspecting” individual.

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Belzil ruled it was aggravating that the slaying was a breach of trust, as it occurred in the context of domestic violence, as well as the fact that McInnes targeted and lured Kaye, she used gratuitous violence and then took steps to clean up the scene and deflect blame.

As the long-haired killer looked on sadly from her seat in the prisoner’s box, the judge told a packed courtroom that the victim impact statements read out by Kaye’s family were “heartbreaking” and he accepted that the family has been significantly affected by the “terrible event” and he hopes they now have some form of closure.