The suspect in last year’s double stabbing incident that seriously injured a woman and a Delta police officer outside North Delta’s Immaculate Conception elementary school pleaded guilty to three charges in a Surrey provincial courtroom Monday morning.
Charges of attempted murder, unlawful confinement and aggravated assault were read out in court, and the suspect, through the aid of an interpreter, entered guilty pleas to all three charges before Justice Della Jahani.
The guilty pleas were entered the day a two-week trial was scheduled to start.
Crown Counsel Michael Fortino said the remaining seven charges, which include extortion, and uttering threats, will be dealt with at a sentencing hearing, which has been set for May 4 to 5 in Surrey provincial court.
The court has also ordered that a pre-sentence report as well as a psychiatric assessment be completed prior to the sentencing hearing.
The suspect’s name or his victim’s name cannot be identified due to a court imposed publication ban.
Jasmins has since returned to full-time uniform duties, where he is in charge of the department’s three community policing offices. The female victim was seriously injured, and while her condition has improved, she is still recovering.
“It was just over a year ago when I was sitting in the office, and learned that one of our officers had been hurt,” said DPD Chief Neil Dubord in a press release. “Those were some chaotic and tense moments, as it took a while for reports to come in from our various officers on the ground. Later that night I had a chance to see John in the hospital to check on him, and thank him. I have no doubt that he saved a woman’s life that day.
“For us as a police department it’s gratifying to see these three guilty pleas. These are very serious charges, and reflect the gravity of what occurred a year ago.”
