
Lawyers focus on mental state of man accused in Edmonton stabbing attack
EDMONTON — A jury is being urged to consider the mental state of a man accused of killing two co-workers and wounding four others in a bloody knife attack at a grocery warehouse.
Jayme Pasieka has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges, including first-degree murder and attempted murder, in the stabbings three years ago.
Defence lawyer Peter Royal said during closing arguments Thursday that jurors should have doubts about whether the Crown’s case meets the test of showing intent for first-degree murder. He suggested they could find Pasieka guilty of manslaughter.
Thierno Bah, 41, and Fitzroy Harris, 50, were killed in the attack.