Man who stabbed two Abbotsford students is criminally responsible, court finds
Posted April 22, 2021 11:10 am.
Last Updated April 22, 2021 11:16 am.
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ABBOTSFORD – Gabriel Klein, the man who stabbed two teens at Abbotsford Secondary in 2016, killing one, won’t get to argue that he was “not criminally responsible” for his crime.
Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes of the B.C. Supreme Court rejected Klein’s argument that he suffered a mental disorder that made him unable to appreciate the nature of his actions or that they were wrong.
Klein, who has schizophrenia, was convicted last year for the murder of 13-year-old Letisha Reimer and the aggravated assault of her friend in the rotunda of Abbotsford Senior Secondary in 2016.
Thursday’s ruling means the case will now proceed to his sentencing.
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Klein applied for a hearing over criminal responsibility as sentencing was set to begin in September.
He later testified that he believed he was stabbing a witch and a monster.
