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Suspect in North Vancouver stabbings appears in court Thursday

We're hearing from more witnesses to the stabbing spree in North Vancouver that killed one woman and injured six other people, including from a woman who was in the hospital when the victims, and the suspect, were brought in. – Mar 30, 2021

The suspect in a stabbing spree in and around the Lynn Valley Library in North Vancouver appeared in court on Thursday.

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Yannick Bandaogo, 28, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with an attack on Saturday that left one woman dead and six others injured.

The accused was originally set to appear in court via phone on Monday but he refused to leave his cell.

He appeared in court on Thursday morning via video link and spoke through a French interpreter.

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Bandaogo has links to Quebec and has a criminal record with a history of violence in that province, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

Homicide investigators are still trying to determine a motive in the attack, but say it appears to have been random and the suspect did not know any of his victims.

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The Lynn Valley Library reopened to the public on Wednesday. The entrance is now a makeshift memorial. Library staff said they hope the reopening will help the community heal.

— With files from Jennifer Palma, Simon Little and The Canadian Press

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