‘The Stuff of Nightmares’: Judge Hands Man Life Sentence for Mass Murder of Family

Flowers sit at the scene of a homicide where six people were found dead in the Barrhaven suburb of Ottawa on Mar. 7, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

A man who pleaded guilty to killing a mother, her four children and a family friend in a mass stabbing in Ottawa in 2024 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years.

Febrio De-Zoysa pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of first degree murder, two counts of second degree murder and one count of attempted murder.