A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sentenced Zachary Armitage to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years for the “grotesque” first-degree murder of Martin Payne at his home on Vancouver Island.
Justice David Crossin says the killing in July 2019 was “senseless” and “absolutely cowardly, without qualification.”
Co-defendant James Lee Busch's trial in November heard that he and Armitage escaped William Head prison and waited for their 60-year-old victim at his Metchosin home before they killed him.Armitage addressed Payne's family at sentencing and said he was “disgusted” with himself and the pain he had caused.Daughter Jessica Payne said: “How could this have happened to my dad? He was such a gentle and compassionate man.
Calla and Jessica Payne with their their father, Martin Payne, who was killed on July 8, 2019, in his Metchosin, B.C., home. “I'd give my life for his. I'm sorry. I wish you guys peace. I'm sorry,” he said.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 11, 2022.
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