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Joint submission for life sentence with 15-year parole ineligibility accepted for unprovoked random stabbing murder.
The accused pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and attempted murder following unprovoked, random stabbing attacks on two victims.
The accused, an Indigenous man, was experiencing a mental health crisis and the effects of substance abuse at the time of the offences.
The Crown and defence proposed a joint submission of life imprisonment with no parole for 15 years for the murder, and a concurrent 14-year sentence for the attempted murder.
The court accepted the joint submission as being consistent with sentencing principles, denunciation, deterrence, and relevant jurisprudence considering the gravity of the offences and the offender's background.
