A Vancouver woman has been charged following a random fatal stabbing in Yaletown last week.
Vancouver police said 34-year-old Lindsay Scott was arrested following the week-long investigation into the death of Justin Mohrmann. The 29-year-old was stabbed while walking near Smithe and Homer streets on the morning of July 11.
“Investigators have found no evidence to suggest the victim and accused knew each other,” Sgt. Steve Addison said in a release. “We believe they were strangers.”
Addison did not speak to a possible motive in the stabbing but says he understands how an incident like this one is frightening and concerning to residents.
He said Vancouver police have stepped up patrols in areas where there have been concerns.
“We’re making arrests too, we’re getting convictions,” Addison added.
Scott has now been charged with one count of second-degree murder.
Police said she was arrested without incident near Main and Hastings streets Sunday night and remains in custody.
Court documents allege the accused was involved in another altercation with a stranger that same morning, just minutes before the fatal stabbing.
She was arrested for the attack that same day, on Monday, and charged with assault. She was then released on bail Friday.
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A source told Global News Scott is also being investigated for multiple other stranger attacks that took place in the same area the morning of July 11.
Global News spoke to one of Scott’s family members who said she has been struggling with mental health issues for years.
They said she was always a sweet and kind girl but she was having some very serious psychological issues.
They added her sister has been trying to help her out but she has been struggling for a couple of years.
Scott went missing a few years ago and she was found. Her sister then helped her find housing, according to the family member.
She was also living with her mother and stepfather in Vancouver for a while, the family member said. Her mother had been very concerned about her lately and was trying to get her some help.
Vancouver police have now released a photo of Mohrmann in the hopes that someone will remember seeing him before the stabbing.
Police are also investigating Scott’s movements prior to the stabbing. Anyone who believes they may have interacted with Scott the morning of July 11 is asked to call VPD homicide investigators at 604-717-2500.
Addison described Scott as having short auburn hair, standing about five-foot-six and weighing 110 pounds. At the time of the incident, Addison said she was wearing all-black clothing.
“As we would in any case, we are looking for any links between this incident and any other unsolved incidents in the city,” Addison said.
It is the eighth homicide in the city this year.
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