Dartmouth man who robbed two seniors denied parole

A Dartmouth, N.S., man serving 7 years in prisonfor robbery and assault convictionshas been denied parole.

Paul Sponagle was sentenced in May 2018 after pleading guilty torobbing two 86-year-old women at a seniors home in Halifax.

At the time of his sentencinghe was already serving time for assaulting two nurses at the Halifax Infirmary after one of them found him rummaging through her purse.

He had 45 prior convictions dating back to 1993.

After examining his case, theParole Board of Canada concluded earlier this month that Sponagle presented a high risk of reoffending.

In denying his application the board cited his criminal past, a poor history of community supervision andpoor judgment as a result of long-term drug use.