The offender was convicted of manslaughter following a group attack on a TTC bus passenger.
The offender punched the victim to the ground twice, preventing his escape, while fully aware that a co-accused possessed and was using a knife to stab the victim.
The court weighed significant mitigating factors, including the offender's troubled upbringing, lack of prior record, and harsh pre-sentence custody conditions, against the gravity of the unprovoked group attack.
The court rejected a conditional sentence, finding it would not adequately reflect denunciation and deterrence, and imposed a sentence of 2 years plus one day in a federal penitentiary, in addition to 30 months of enhanced pre-sentence custody credit.
