WATCH: The monstrous case of Elizabeth #Wettlaufer raises uncomfortable questions getting old in Ontario. @jamesontheradio reports. #ONpoli pic.twitter.com/auKxrEevQg
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Elizabeth Wettlaufer will be eligible for parole in 25 years after a judge gave her concurrent life sentences today.
She is the former nurse who pleaded guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder. She has said she was an instrument of God as she killed and hurt patients in long-term care facilities.
The judge said the sentence is meant to denounce and separate her from society, and to deter others.
The judge told court that Wettlaufer was far from an angel of mercy, but a shadow of death that passed over the victims
WATCH: Arpad Horvath Jr. says Elizabeth #Wettlaufer's courtroom apology isn't good enough. He'll never forgive her for killing his father. pic.twitter.com/gD5XFrL4L1
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The Ontario government, meanwhile, has announced that it is launching a public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the case.
"It is our hope that through the inquiry process, we will get the answers we need to help ensure a tragedy such as this does not happen again," Attorney General Yasir Naqvi writes in a statement.
The next step is to set out the scope of the inquiry and appoint a commissioner to lead it. Details will be announced when they are finalized, according to Naqvi.
WATCH: Debora Rivers hopes her grandmother's death at the hands of Elizabeth #Wettlaufer leads to meaningful change in Ontario elder care. pic.twitter.com/zX1sp2HSYS
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