ESTEVAN - The man who was charged in connection with the death of another man in 2021 in Estevan has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Gurwinder Singh Toor entered the plea in Court of King's Bench in Regina on Sept. 12, and was sentenced to 3,650 days in prison, which is equivalent to nearly 10 years.
He had already been in prison for 1,185 days when he was sentenced, and has been given credit for 1,778 days served. The 3,650-day sentence is in addition to the time served, bringing the total sentence to 5,428 days, which is equivalent to nearly 15 years.
Toor was also issued a 10-year firearm ban and he will have to provide a mandatory DNA sample.
Toor was charged with second-degree murder following the death of Angelo Galido, who was located deceased in his Estevan residence on June 7, 2021. Toor, also of Estevan, was arrested nine days later in Calgary. The two were known to each other.
Toor has been in custody since his arrest.
The case was initially supposed to go to a jury trial in Court of King's Bench in Estevan from Oct. 23-Nov. 3, 2023, but it was pushed back to April 14, 2025, in Estevan. It was to be a trial by judge.
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