Basel Barutsky and Natalie Warmerdam

Natalie Warmerdam and Basel Barutsky started dating in 2011. By 2012, the relationship had completely fallen apart with increasing arguments and yelling. Natalie's daughter Valerie would tell the CBC that Basel showered her mother with a constant barrage of abuse which chipped away at her self-esteem. She was by now desperately afraid for her and her children's safety, and after a particularly violent night she decided enough was enough and went to the police. When it came to sentencing, the rules of the Canadian legal system make it so that previous charges brought against Basel that had been dropped weren't able to be taken into consideration. So, Basel Baruitski was sentenced to