SASKATOON – A 23-year-old Saskatchewan man has been handed a nine-year prison sentence Thursday for the attempted murder of a retired RCMP officer.
Ryan Bear, 23, stabbed Robert Laidlaw twice near the heart and lungs on May 23 of last year.
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The incident took place at a landing development just north of Outlook, Sask.
After Laidlaw offered to fix bear’s flat tire, a confrontation ensued and the retired officer was attacked.
The defence argued that the stabbings were unplanned, seeking a sentence of between five to seven years.
The crown was seeking a ten year sentence.
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