Pleading guilty to manslaughter has a Saskatoon man facing a 4 year jail term.

The Judge described the killing as brutal.

A 'vulnerable' 84 year old Denver Crawford was stabbed 10 times in the face in 1998 while inside his own home.

Wilfred Hathway was sentenced to 11 1/2 years but was given 7 1/2 years credit for time served in remand.

Prosecutor Krista Zerr says the jail term may not add up to 4 years actually spent behind bars due to statutory release provisions.

Hathway maintained his innocence for years before eventually admitting he killed the 84 year old.