3 years in prison recommended for man who killed wife

By: Associated Press//March 11, 2015//

By: Associated Press//March 11, 2015//

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — The prosecution and defense have each recommend three years behind bars for an Eau Claire man who killed his wife.

Fifty-eight-year-old Lois Biesterveld was shot in the back at close range last August at the couple’s Eau Claire home. Sixty-one-year-old Thomas Biesterveld has pleaded no contest to second-degree reckless homicide. Prosecutors say Biesterveld was involved in a physical confrontation with his wife and shot her after she threatened to leave.

A sentencing hearing was postponed this week and a status conference is set for April 10.

The Eau Claire Leader-Telegram says two siblings of the victim have asked the judge to send Biesterveld to prison for the rest of his life. The maximum sentence for the charge against Biesterveld is 15 years in prison.

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