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Man pleads guilty to murder, assault in B.C. library stabbing spree

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 May, 2023 11:32 AM
  • Man pleads guilty to murder, assault in B.C. library stabbing spree

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A man who stabbed numerous people in and around the Lynn Valley Library in North Vancouver two years ago has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges. 

Yannick Bandaogo pleaded guilty in a New Westminster, B.C., court to second-degree murder, several charges of attempted murder and one count of aggravated assault. 

Bandaogo was arrested shortly after the attack in March 2021 near the library where a woman was killed and six other people were hurt. 

The victims ranged in age from 22 to 78. 

Police said at the time that Bandaogo didn’t know any of his victims. 

He was treated in hospital after the attack for what police said were self-inflicted wounds. 

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