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chemgear · 11-29-2022, 05:03 PM

https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime...fasd-diagnosis

Man who slashed stranger’s throat on CTrain avoids federal prison; judge considers FASD diagnosis

Sending an offender who slashed the throat of a total stranger on a CTrain to a federal prison would do no good for either the perpetrator or society, a judge said Monday.

Instead, provincial court Judge Harry Van Harten sentenced Bobby Crane, 25, to the maximum provincial jail time of two years less a day and ordered him to serve three additional years of probation.

Crown prosecutor Tara Wells sought a four-year penitentiary term for Crane, who slashed the throat of a visually impaired Calgary man on his way to work during morning rush hour.

In a victim impact statement, Leonard Smith, 65, said doctors told him the 23-centimetre gash on his throat missed his carotid artery by four millimetres.

Wells said a severe sentence was required for what she called “a horrific act of random violence.”

Reading from a statement of agreed facts, Wells said Smith was standing on a CTrain around 6:20 a.m. last May 18, when he was attacked by Crane.

She said Crane told a friend he wanted “to get” a guy before walking up to Smith with a utility knife.

Van Harten said the generational trauma European society has caused to Indigenous communities had to be addressed.

11-29-2022, 05:03 PM	#3699
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime...fasd-diagnosis Man who slashed stranger’s throat on CTrain avoids federal prison; judge considers FASD diagnosis Sending an offender who slashed the throat of a total stranger on a CTrain to a federal prison would do no good for either the perpetrator or society, a judge said Monday. Instead, provincial court Judge Harry Van Harten sentenced Bobby Crane, 25, to the maximum provincial jail time of two years less a day and ordered him to serve three additional years of probation. Crown prosecutor Tara Wells sought a four-year penitentiary term for Crane, who slashed the throat of a visually impaired Calgary man on his way to work during morning rush hour. In a victim impact statement, Leonard Smith, 65, said doctors told him the 23-centimetre gash on his throat missed his carotid artery by four millimetres. Wells said a severe sentence was required for what she called “a horrific act of random violence.” Reading from a statement of agreed facts, Wells said Smith was standing on a CTrain around 6:20 a.m. last May 18, when he was attacked by Crane. She said Crane told a friend he wanted “to get” a guy before walking up to Smith with a utility knife. Van Harten said the generational trauma European society has caused to Indigenous communities had to be addressed.