22-year-old Brayden Bushby will now learn his fate on Monday, June 7th.
Court officials indicate the sentencing date is being moved from the original hearing day of Tuesday, May 4th due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Bushby was found guilty of Manslaughter in the 2017 death of 34-year-old Barbara Kentner after she was struck by a trailer hitch thrown by Bushby from a moving vehicle.
During the February sentencing hearing. the crown pushed for 8-12 behind bars, a 10-year weapons prohibition, and no communication with Kentner’s relatives.
The defense argued that Bushby shouldn’t be made as an example for future crimes and that four years behind bars would give him a chance to rehab his life and eventually return to his fiancé and daughter.
Bushby, in his first public statement back in February, stressed what happened that January night was his fault and his alone.
He expressed embarrassment, guilt and shame for his actions and understands anyone who will never accept his apology or are still angry with what transpired.
There’s no minimum sentence for the charge of Manslaughter but the maximum is life in prison.
