- Ryan Grantham played Jeffery Augustine on the teen drama Riverdale.
- He shot his mother, Barbara Waite, in the back of the head as she played the piano.
- The 24-year-old said that he did it because he was mad at her.
Ryan Grantham, an American actor, has been given a life sentence for killing his mother, Barbara Waite, in 2020. He admitted to killing her and pleaded guilty.
The 24-year-old actor who played Jeffery Augustine on the teen drama Riverdale was given his sentence on Wednesday at the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver.
After being charged with first-degree murder at first, he admitted to second-degree murder.
Prosecutors also said that he had planned to kill Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada.
The court heard that Grantham shot his mother in the back of the head as she played the piano in their home north of Vancouver. He said that he did it because he was mad at her.
Up until now, the UK, like most other countries, has kept its embassy in Tel Aviv instead of the hotly contested city of Jerusalem. The UK thought that the embassy should only move to Jerusalem after Israel and the Palestinians reached a final peace deal.
East Jerusalem is home to a British consulate.
During the recent Conservative leadership race, Ms. Truss reportedly brought up the idea of moving the embassy.
When US President Donald Trump kept a campaign promise to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, it was criticised around the world. It also led to a rise in violence, during which Israeli forces killed dozens of Palestinians.
At the time, British Prime Minister Theresa May said that what the US did was wrong.
Since then, only Honduras, Guatemala, and Kosovo have followed Mr. Trump’s lead by moving their embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Even though US President Joe Biden has said that the US is still committed to a two-state solution, he has not changed his mind about recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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