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Canadian Commander Pleads Guilty to Murders

19 October 2010 01:13 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. A Canadian commander who had flown Queen Elizabeth and had been stationed in the Middle East has pleaded guilty to the murders of two women, APA reports quoting â€œThe Voice of Americaâ€.

Colonel Russell Williams pleaded guilty to two first-degree murder charges Monday in an Ontario court. He also pleaded guilty to the sexual assaults of two other women, forcible confinement and a number of breaking and entering charges.

The 47-year-old faces an automatic sentence of life in prison, with no possibility of parole for at least 25 years.

Prosecutors say he killed 27-year-old Jessica Lloyd and 38-year-old Corporal Marie-France Comeau, both of Canada, and was responsible for numerous break-ins.

During his more than two-decade military career, Williams had been stationed at the secretive Canadian Forces base, Camp Mirage in the Middle East, and was commander of Canadaâ€™s largest Air Force base.