A man who confessed to killing his homeless girlfriend in West Vancouver in 2009 has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.
Alexander La Glace stabbed Tammy-Lynn Cordone at least 15 times in the chest.
The 43-year-old woman's body was later found at Lighthouse Park.
La Glace initially claimed he was innocent, but later told undercover police he needed to kill Cordone because she was constantly “freaking out” about him leaving her by herself.
The man, who has a history of mental illness, was deemed fit to stand trial for second-degree murder.
He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in November.
He's been sentenced to four years and three months.
Prosecutors had wanted him to spend at least 10 years behind bars.