No parole for more than a decade for man who killed Winnipeg bus driver

WINNIPEG — The man convicted of killing a Winnipeg bus driver in what a judge described as a brutal and explosive stabbing will not be eligible for parole for 12 years.

Irvine Jubal Fraser, who was 58, was stabbed 12 times during a fight with Brian Kyle Thomas in February 2017.

Earlier this year, a jury found Thomas guilty of second-degree murder, which carries an automatic sentence of life in prison.

The Crown and defence had asked that there be no parole eligibility for 12 years.