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B.C. Appeal Court rejects lenient sentencing in non-citizen stabbing case

British Columbia’s Court of Appeal has overturned a lenient community-based sentence for a man who stabbed a stranger without provocation.

Alex Zoltan
Aug 25, 2025
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British Columbia’s Court of Appeal has overturned a lenient community-based sentence for a man who stabbed a stranger without provocation.

In a decision released Friday, a three-judge panel allowed a Crown appeal and imposed a 42-month prison term on Jae Won Lee, 24, for aggravated assault and possession of a dangerous weapon, less 102 da…

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