Man Pleads Guilty to Murder, Assault in BC Library Stabbing Spree

A lady places flowers at a makeshift memorial as the RCMP give a news conference outside of the Lynn Valley Library in Lynn Valley in North Vancouver, B.C., on March 29, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

A man who stabbed numerous people in and around the Lynn Valley Library in North Vancouver two years ago has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges.

Yannick Bandaogo pleaded guilty in a New Westminster, B.C., court to second-degree murder, several charges of attempted murder and one count of aggravated assault.