Vancouver Actor Ryan Grantham 24 sentenced to life in prison for murdered his mother.
Grantham’s second-degree murder conviction was life imprisonment, which Justice Katherine Kerr ruled he must serve 14, said Chris Johnson of Vancouver law firm Johnson Doyle Nelson & Anderson, who spent years in prison before being eligible for parole, represented the young actor in the British Columbia Supreme Court sentencing on Wednesday.
Granson has acted in many Vancouver TV series and TV movies, including Riverdale , Supernatural64 and iZombie. Johnson said Grantham has been in jail since April 1 , during which time he was assessed by two court-appointed psychiatrists.
“The consensus among psychiatrists is that he (Grantham) suffered from severe depression and marijuana use disorder at the time of this horrific event,” he said.
In March, Grantham admitted that in March 31, 2020 at their home in Squamish, BC
“In his sentencing, (Grantham ) addressed the judge and said he would dedicate the rest of his life to self-healing and helping others. So He’s getting better,” Johnson added.