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Weeping greets manslaughter verdict in teen's 2023 stabbing death on B.C. bus

'I never wanted to hurt nobody,' killer told police
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Statue of Lady Justice at B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.

Kaiden Mintenko, 21, of Burnaby has been found guilty of manslaughter in the stabbing of a 17-year-old boy on a Surrey bus on April 11, 2023.

Justice Terry Schultes delivered his verdict Thursday, March 20 in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster.

He was tasked with deciding if Mintenko is guilty of second-degree murder or the lesser included crime of manslaughter following a 10-day trial that began on Dec.

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About the Author: Tom Zytaruk

I write unvarnished opinion columns and unbiased news reports for the Surrey Now-Leader.
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