"A West Kildonan man convicted of the brutal murder of his wife three
years ago was sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole
for 10 years.
Justice Karen Simonsen said she was satisfied Miloslav Kapsik, 64, was
suffering from some degree of mental illness when he killed his wife and
should be considered for parole after 10 years.
Crown prosecutor Jennifer Mann had argued Kapsik should serve 14 years
before being eligible for parole.
Defence counsel Greg Brodsky had argued unsuccessfully during trial in
March the evidence of two forensic psychiatrists concluded he should be
found not criminally responsible and be sent to a secure psychiatric
facility.
Kapsik and his wife, Ludmila, then 59, were watching a Saturday-night
hockey game in their Jefferson Avenue apartment in late March 2010, when
he attacked her with a hammer, striking her 40 times in the arms and
hands and 60 to 70 times in the head, chasing her around their apartment
as she tried to fend off the blows.
After the attack, Kapsik cleaned himself up and then called 911 and
waited for police.
Kapsik had no explanation for the attack and did not testify at trial
but court was told he had been suffering from mental illness and hearing
voices.
The couple had been married for 36 years and there was no history of
abuse or violence. The couple have no children.
-- staff
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition April 18, 2013 A8"
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