A man who fatally stabbed a woman and injured six other people outside a library in North Vancouver, B.C., two years ago was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday.
Yannick Bandaogo, 30, had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, several charges of attempted murder and one count of aggravated assault in relation to the March 2021 mass stabbing.
“The monstrous actions of this man have destroyed the lives of many people,” Justice Geoffrey Gaul told the B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster during sentencing, which was delivered in French.
During a July court proceeding, Bandaogo apologized to victims and told the court of a troubled
