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Guilty plea in ‘senseless’ fatal stabbing outside Whistler bistro

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Guilty plea in 2021 fatal Whistler stabbing
The man charged in connection with the stabbing death of 26-year-old Henry Garcia Molina has pled guilty.

The man who fatally stabbed a 26-year-old in Whistler, B.C., three years ago has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Henry Stanley Garcia Molina died following an altercation as he was trying to get into a taxi outside the Bearfoot Bistro on Aug. 14, 2021.

Nearly a year later, Dedaar Jhooty was charged with manslaughter in the killing.

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The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said Jhooty appeared in North Vancouver provincial court on Tuesday, where he entered the guilty plea.

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At the time of the killing, Garcia’s family described him as a kind-hearted man involved in the community whose life was “taken senselessly.”

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“Henry’s life did not deserve to be taken away so brutally. His loss has been the most painful thing that any parent has had to go through,” the family said in a statement.

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“Henry left a positive impact on everyone he has ever met, including all his family members, his friends from school and various sports teams he was a part of.”

A sentencing date has yet to be scheduled.

 

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