Lisa Batstone will have to wait 15 years to apply for release from custody.

The South Surrey mother learned the term Tuesday morning, during proceedings in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.

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乌鸦传媒淭hat breach of trust could not be more abhorrent.乌鸦传媒�

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Batstone was found guilty in March of second-degree murder 乌鸦传媒� a finding that comes with an automatic life sentence, with no chance of parole for at least 10 years 乌鸦传媒� in connection with the December 2014 death of her daughter, Teagan.

She had been arrested after the eight-year-old乌鸦传媒檚 body was found in the back of a car in a cul-de-sac off Crescent Road.

During trial, the court heard how Batstone had smothered Teagan with a plastic bag while she slept.

Defence counsel had argued that the mother乌鸦传媒檚 level of intoxication at the time 乌鸦传媒� along with borderline personality traits, significant levels of depression and a 乌鸦传媒渃loud of stressors乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒� may have limited her ability to gauge the consequences of the act.

In court Tuesday, Murray said she is 乌鸦传媒渘ot convinced乌鸦传媒� that Batstone乌鸦传媒檚 mental health was the reason for the murder.

Rather, 乌鸦传媒淭eagan was the pawn in her mother乌鸦传媒檚 revenge乌鸦传媒� against Teagan乌鸦传媒檚 father, Gabe Batstone, for the collapse of their marriage.

乌鸦传媒淭he murder of Teagan was intended to hurt one person 乌鸦传媒� Gabe,乌鸦传媒� Murray said.

Murray described Batstone乌鸦传媒檚 actions as 乌鸦传媒渟ystematic, focused, purposeful and goal-directed.乌鸦传媒�

乌鸦传媒淭he killing was intentional. It involved choices and decisions. It involved effort,乌鸦传媒� she said. 乌鸦传媒淪he never wavered from that goal, not even during the four to five minutes when she held the bag over Teagan乌鸦传媒檚 mouth and nose.乌鸦传媒�

During a hearing in June, Crown Christopher McPherson had asked the judge to impose a 16- 18-year ineligibility term; defence Rebecca McConchie argued for 10 years.

In imposing the 15-year term, Murray said the court needed to send a 乌鸦传媒渕essage that children are not to be used as pawns.乌鸦传媒�

Outside court, McPherson said he was satisfied with the outcome. The 15 years, as well as Murray乌鸦传媒檚 statements prior to imposing it, is 乌鸦传媒渁 pretty strong message,乌鸦传媒� he said.

Members of White Rock Baptist church and Teagan乌鸦传媒檚 family were in court for the ruling.

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