NORWICH – More than ten years after he was first charged with murdering his wife, Patricia, Peter Wlasiuk was sentenced a third time to 25 years to life in state prison in county court Friday.

The sentence is the maximum allowed by law, although Wlasiuk will receive credit for the ten years he’s served to date. Wlasiuk’s attorney, Mark Loughran, had no comment following his client’s third conviction, and would only say Wlasiuk will once again appeal the court’s ruling. Wlasiuk has 30 days to file his appeal.

The family of Patricia Wlasiuk released no official statement, saying only that Patricia’s children had suffered enough. Said one family member, “The kids have already been hurt ... this is an awful thing for kids that age to have been through.”