Shoal Lake Man Sentenced

A Shoal Lake First Nation man will spend at least the next 20 years in jail for the murder two years ago of an 18-year-old teenager northwest of Fort Frances.

Bronson Harvey Green was sentenced to life in prison, with no eligibility for parole for 20 years, for second-degree murder of Ashley Janelle Smith of Naitcatchewenin.

Initially charged with first-degree murder, Green pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree murder.

A police investigation and forensic testing concluded that Smith had been sexually assaulted and "brutally'' kicked in the head and face.