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Vancouver woman sentenced to six years for fatally stabbing stranger

A Vancouver woman has been sentenced to six years for a fatal stranger attack three years after she randomly stabbed a 29-year-old man in the chest.

Alex Zoltan
Aug 03, 2025
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A Vancouver woman has been sentenced to six years for a fatal stranger attack three years after she randomly stabbed a 29-year-old man in the chest.

Lyndsay Scott, 37, was initially charged with second-degree murder but was convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter after a jury trial.

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