Defence continues arguments at sentencing hearing for UWaterloo stabber

The defence is acceptable to proceed its submissions astatine the sentencing proceeding for a antheral who stabbed 3 radical successful a University of Waterloo gender studies people past year.

Geovanny Villalba-Aleman has pleaded blameworthy to 2 counts of aggravated assault, 1 number of battle with a limb and 1 number of battle causing bodily harm successful the June 2023 attack.

Federal prosecutors person argued the offences magnitude to coercion successful this lawsuit due to the fact that they were motivated by ideology and meant to intimidate the public, portion provincial prosecutors told the tribunal Thursday that the crimes were hate-motivated.

The provincial Crown cited Villalba-Aleman’s hateful remarks astir feminists and members of the LGBTQ+ assemblage among the aggravating factors the tribunal indispensable see successful the sentencing.

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Villalba-Aleman’s defence lawyer rejected the conception that the onslaught was driven by ideology and said the national Crown has not proven beyond a tenable uncertainty that violent enactment took spot successful this case.

The defence is arguing that Villalba-Aleman was not motivated by hatred toward a circumstantial group, but by his content that “left-wing thinking” stifled his state of speech.