Awet Asfaha is trying to convince a jury he deserves a chance at early parole. Earlier this week, he finally admitted to killing Bishen Golaub, 34, outside a garden barbecue
He’s a killer with a high-energy life coach who helped him find the “elixir” to turn his life around. And he has backers among prison staff who support his bid for early parole to a Vancouver-area community.
“If Mr. Asfaha was living on my block, I would … wish him well,” said corrections official Kim Boutilier, one of a series of witnesses testifying about how convicted killer Awet Asfaha has changed his ways and should be a candidate for early parole.
Awet Asfaha is trying to convince a Toronto jury he deserves a chance at early parole over the 2009 murder of Bishen Golaub.
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