Fourth life sentence laid in fatal Sudbury arson

The Sudbury man found guilty of first-degree murder in connection to a 2021 triple fatal arson was back in court Wednesday.

Liam Stinson, 29, is currently serving three concurrent life sentences with no chance of parole for 25 years in the deaths of Jamie-Lynn Rose, Guy Henri and Jasmine Sommers.

His six-week trial last spring heard testimony about the circumstances leading to the fatal fire at a townhouse on Bruce Avenue in April 2021.

Stinson, a known drug dealer, had convinced two men he would give them drugs if they would firebomb the home where his ex-girlfriend had been staying.

Wednesday's sentencing hearing is the final piece of justice to be served in the case.

This time, Stinson was sentenced for arson causing bodily harm, after David Cheff survived the firebombing by jumping out a second story window.

Cheff suffered serious injuries and spent eight days in a coma as a result.

He testified the whole ordeal changed him completely.

The convicted murderer was handed another sentence of life in prison with no eligibility for parole for seven years.

During his sentencing address on Wednesday, Justice Dan Cornell called Stinson the 'sole architect' of the firebombing and said the arson was 'intentional cruelty and callousness.'

Cornell added the arson originated in intimate partner violence since Stinson was intent on harming his estranged girlfriend.

After taking all the facts in the case as well as victim impact statements into account, Cornell decided on the maximum penalty for arson causing bodily harm: life in prison.

All four life sentences will be served concurrently.

Stinson will technically be eligible for parole after seven years on the last charge, but it is more a formality as he must serve 25 years on the three murder charges first.

He was also ordered not to have contact with a long list of trial witnesses, family members of victims and known associates.

In addition, Stinson was also ordered to pay restitution of $333,000 to the Greater Sudbury Housing Corporation, owners of the townhouse where the fire happened.

No word on how he will pay that as he has been in jail since his arrest in April 2021.