The family of a man killed in Sydney, N.S., five years ago in what a prosecutor has called a "grisly and heinous act" is hoping the court cases of the two accused will be over soon.

Jessica Anne MacDonald and Joseph Evong pleaded guilty to manslaughter after Stephen Rose was stabbed 147 times and left for dead in MacDonald's apartment in November 2019.

In court this week, the prosecution called for a sentence of 10 to 12 years for MacDonald, while her defence lawyer said she has been in jail for …