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Guilty plea in Chinatown stabbings

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 25 Oct, 2023 12:23 PM

A 44-year-old Vancouver man has pleaded guilty to two separate, unprovoked stabbings that happened in -- or near -- the city's Chinatown neighbourhood in September of last year.

In one stabbing, a cyclist working as a food delivery driver had his throat slashed but survived, while police say the other victim suffered "life-altering" injuries.

Court documents show Dennis Prasad has pleaded guilty to both stabbings.

He is set to return to provincial court on December 28th for a sentencing hearing, while pre-sentence and psychiatric reports will be presented in early January.

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