A 32-year-old St. Stephen man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 59-year-old Mary Claire Scott.
William David White will be eligible for parole after serving 20 years and he is banned from owning or possessing firearms and ammunition for life.
On April 22nd, White pled guilty to second degree murder in the death of Mary Claire Scott.
Scott's body was found in her home on Queen Street in St. Stephen on November 30th of last year.
The sentence was handed down today in St. Andrew's Provincial Court.
