CP NewsAlert: Man given life sentence for 2024 murders of Ottawa family

By Canadian Press on November 6, 2025.

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

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

More coming.

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press

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