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chemgear · 10-09-2022, 09:10 PM

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https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bail-system-in...uver-1.6102177

At least three high-profile incidents this week have led to questions about how B.C.'s court system handles alleged violent offenders, but a local criminal lawyer says the burden is not solely on the legal system.

On Monday, a woman was followed into the lobby of her Yaletown apartment building and violently assaulted by a stranger. Bystanders intervened and held the man until police arrived. Bryce Michael Flores-Bebington was charged with assault and uttering threats, and then released from custody.

Thursday, Mohammed Majidpour was jailed for allegedly attacking a 19-year-old female student with a pole in downtown Vancouver on Sept. 27. He also is alleged to have shouted racial slurs. In 2021, Majidpour was charged with harassing Jamie Coutts after she posted a video of herself being followed. Court documents also show Majidpour had violated his probation several times.

And Friday, Vancouver police warned a province-wide warrant had been issued for Kenneth Stephen Solowan, saying he disappeared "immediately" after being granted bail. Solowan is accused of slashing two people with a machete on June 19, including Casey Janulis, who told CTV News she had been living in fear since his release on bail.

According to an expert report commissioned by the provincial government, in Vancouver “stranger attacks in 2020-21 increased by 35 per cent compared to 2019, coinciding with the pandemic."

The report also stated that most suspects "had been apprehended previously under the Mental Health Act and most had been named as suspects or charged in previous violent crime incidents.”

On the issue of bail, the report quoted a probation officer as saying: “We are seeing people be released into community on bail that definitely pose a significant public safety risk.”

10-09-2022, 09:10 PM	#607
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	https://twitter.com/user/status/1578897148732506112 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bail-system-in...uver-1.6102177 At least three high-profile incidents this week have led to questions about how B.C.'s court system handles alleged violent offenders, but a local criminal lawyer says the burden is not solely on the legal system. On Monday, a woman was followed into the lobby of her Yaletown apartment building and violently assaulted by a stranger. Bystanders intervened and held the man until police arrived. Bryce Michael Flores-Bebington was charged with assault and uttering threats, and then released from custody. Thursday, Mohammed Majidpour was jailed for allegedly attacking a 19-year-old female student with a pole in downtown Vancouver on Sept. 27. He also is alleged to have shouted racial slurs. In 2021, Majidpour was charged with harassing Jamie Coutts after she posted a video of herself being followed. Court documents also show Majidpour had violated his probation several times. And Friday, Vancouver police warned a province-wide warrant had been issued for Kenneth Stephen Solowan, saying he disappeared "immediately" after being granted bail. Solowan is accused of slashing two people with a machete on June 19, including Casey Janulis, who told CTV News she had been living in fear since his release on bail. According to an expert report commissioned by the provincial government, in Vancouver “stranger attacks in 2020-21 increased by 35 per cent compared to 2019, coinciding with the pandemic." The report also stated that most suspects "had been apprehended previously under the Mental Health Act and most had been named as suspects or charged in previous violent crime incidents.” On the issue of bail, the report quoted a probation officer as saying: “We are seeing people be released into community on bail that definitely pose a significant public safety risk.”