Overview
- Justice Susan Stothart, who accepted a joint submission Monday, set concurrent youth-maximum terms with 262 days left to serve, including 175 days in custody and 87 under supervision.
- The now-18-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter and aggravated assault for the June 14, 2023 Garson stabbing that killed a 17-year-old and seriously wounded another teen.
- Victim impact statements detailed deep grief, mental-health struggles and financial strain, and the judge said bringing a knife to the fight imposed a “life sentence” of mourning on the family.
- An agreed statement of facts says a dispute over a girl led him to bring a paring knife, stab the 17-year-old and his friend, then turn himself in as police later found a kitchen knife near the scene.
- Under Canada’s Youth Criminal Justice Act, youth sentences are capped and pre-sentence custody counts toward the total, which explains the limited time remaining despite the maximum terms.