Diary of a Wimpy Kid

2022 - 9 - 24

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Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham gets life in prison for killing his mother (BBC News)

The 24-year-old, who played Jeffery Augustine in teen drama Riverdale, was sentenced at British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver on Wednesday. He pleaded ...

In the moments after, she would have known it was me." During the trial, his lawyers argued he had been struggling with anxiety and clinical depression and had expressed a desire to kill himself and harm others in the months leading up to him killing his mother. Grantham admitted to shooting his mother in the back of the head as she played piano in their home, north of Vancouver, the court heard.

Ryan Grantham of 'Riverdale' Sentenced to Life for Mother's Murder (The New York Times)

Grantham, who also appeared in the film “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” had pleaded guilty earlier this year. He will be eligible for parole after 14 years.

Grantham told the authorities that he initially had planned to kill the prime minister, but changed his mind and at some point decided he would carry out a mass shooting, possibly at Simon Fraser University, where he had been a student. Prosecutors had called for a 17- to 18-year waiting period before Grantham could apply for parole, Grantham’s lawyer had asked for a period of 12 years, and a judge on Wednesday chose a number in between. Grantham had pleaded guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder, which carries an automatic sentence of life in prison.

Riverdale, Diary of a Wimpy Kid actor Ryan Grantham sentenced to ... (Newshub)

In a video recorded by Ryan Grantham, the 24-year-old confessed to the murder of his mother.

"She was vulnerable and Ryan gave her no chance to defend herself. Instead, he turned himself in to the Vancouver police. Grantham, 24, was last week sentenced in Vancouver - and will not be eligible for parole for 14 years.