The man who killed 15-year-old Katelyn Noble near Radisson, Saskatchewan in August of 2007 has been sentenced to life in prison, with no chance for parole for at least 10 years.  

Eduard Baranec pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter in May, after initially being charged with first-degree murder. The Crown stated they accepted the plea to bring finality and certainty to Noble’s family. He was sentenced in Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench Friday. 

Noble, who was originally from Mission, BC, had gone missing from a farmhouse near Radisson on August 27th, 2007. Baranec was believed to be one of the last people seen with Noble. 

Baranec was charged with first-degree murder and offering an indignity to a body in connection with Noble’s death. He was arrested at Kent Institution, a maximum-security penitentiary in B.C., where is he serving a life sentence for the murder of Amanpreet Kaur Bahia in 2007.