Vancouver Random Stabber Pleads Guilty, Found Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Illness

Vancouver Random Stabber Pleads Guilty, Found Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Illness
A person walks past the Provincial Court of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., on Jan. 16, 2024. The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns
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A man who stabbed a stranger and assaulted others on the same day in Vancouver while on probation last March has been found not criminally responsible on the grounds of mental illness.

The Vancouver Provincial Court on Jan. 22 ruled 46-year-old Kent Meades not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder for offences he committed on March 20, 2024, when he stabbed a stranger and chased others with a knife in downtown Vancouver.