US EditionSentencing hearing for teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon high school
The offender pleaded guilty to attempted murder and harming a teacher after setting a classmate on fire, causing severe burns to 40% of her body, court heard.
- A 16-year-old pleaded guilty to attempted murder for setting a 15-year-old former friend on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon in September 2024, causing severe burns on 40% of the victim's body and injuring a teacher who intervened.
- The attack followed a friendship that deteriorated into obsession, threats, and harassment, with multiple reports made to police and school officials before the incident.
- The victim experienced extensive physical and mental trauma, requiring numerous surgeries including skin grafts and vocal cord treatment, and faced changes to education and career plans as a result.
- A sentencing hearing is scheduled, with the Crown and defense likely recommending an Intensive Rehabilitation and Custody Supervision order under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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Judge reserves attempted murder sentencing for Saskatoon girl who lit former friend on fire at school
The mother of a girl severely burned in an attack at a Saskatoon high school says they had never known “horror” until Sept. 5, 2024. On a lunch break during the first week of school at Evan Hardy Collegiate, a 14-year-old girl poured flammable liquid from a water bottle on her then 15-year-old daughter and set her on fire using a lighter. Witnesses saw flames spread from the victim’s face to the rest of her body. Firefighters and paramedics arri…
Lawyers say teen who set classmate on fire in Saskatoon should face maximum youth sentence
A judge will give her decision next month on the sentence for a teen who set her classmate on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate in 2024. The lawyers have recommended the maximum youth sentence of three years from the date of sentencing.
'More afraid': Girl set on fire at Saskatoon school tells court how life has changed
SASKATOON — A teen who was set on fire by another student at a Saskatoon high school says she’s recovering but no longer wants to talk to people. “I’m alive. I’m left-handed now,” the 16-year-old wrote in a victim impact statement read by her mother at a sentencing hearing Thursday. “I’m more afraid of large […]
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