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Jazlyn Radke sentenced to life for murder of Brett Wiese

Jazlyn Radke has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for seven years in the stabbing death of University of Calgary student Brett Wiese.

Mother of Brett Wiese says they are 'the ones who are truly facing a life sentence'

Brett Wiese's mother speaks out

9 years ago
Duration 3:26
In this raw video on the courthouse steps, Brett Wiese's mother reacts to sentencing of Jazlyn Radke

Jazlyn Radkehas been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for seven years in the stabbing death of Universityof Calgary studentBrett Wiese.

Wiese, 20, bled to death in January 2013 after being attacked at a house party in the city's northwest.

Brett Wiese, a 20-year-old business student at the University of Calgary, died from his injuries after being stabbed at a house party in the city's northwest. (Submitted by the Wiese family)

"I can assure you that there isn't a criminal sentence on earth that equals the pain and despair that we live everysingle day,"said the victim's motherBrenda Wieseoutside the Calgary CourtsCentre Tuesday.

Radke, who was 17 when she was charged, was sentenced Tuesday as an adult, allowing her name to be published for the first time.Even though she was sentenced as an adult, the judge reduced the normal 10-year parole ineligibility to seven years.

In earlier testimony,the 19-year-oldadmitted to being kicked out of the Brentwoodhouse party.The court was told the woman refused to go and was screaming, swearing and swinging at partygoers before vowing to return.

About 10 people arrived backat the party around 3 a.m. and an altercation ensued.Radke was accused of stabbing Wieseonce in the back.

"The truthtoday isthat our beautiful, kind and gentle son,and brother, Brett Wiese was viciously murdered by human hands.Nothing will bring him back and we know that no human imposed consequence will truly equal the magnitude of this crime.We believe that the true consequence for the murderer JazlynRadke and all of her people will be beyond this earthly life," saidBrenda Wiese.

A second person, Mitchell Harkes, is accused of stabbing Wiese six times. His trial is scheduled for the fall.