Markham man who slaughtered entire family sentenced to life in prison, no parole for 40 years
Posted November 6, 2020 5:17 am.
Last Updated November 6, 2020 3:28 pm.
A 24-year-old man who slaughtered his entire family before they discovered his double life has been sentenced to life in prison and will not be eligible for parole for a period of 40 years.
The sentencing of Menhaz Zaman was initially scheduled for Monday but was delayed due to videoconferencing problems.
Zaman pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder for killing his parents, sister and grandmother on July 27, 2019, in their home in Markham, Ont.
All counts come with an automatic life sentence, and both defence and Crown lawyers were seeking the 40-year period of parole ineligibility.
Zaman said in an agreed statement of facts that he killed his family because they were about to find out he had lied for years about going to university to become an engineer.
Autopsies showed Zaman had hit each of his family members in the head, likely with a crow bar and then cut their throats.
