Surrey man sentenced to 18 years without parole eligibility for three slayings

A Surrey man who choked three people to death has been sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 18 years. Sarbjit Bains, 33, pleaded guilty in April to manslaughter in the death of 29-year-old Amritpal Saran, and two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Jill Lyons, 45, and Karen Nabors, 48. They were killed in on Feb. 23, Aug. 9 and Aug. 25, 2013.