Courtroom Attack

• Woman who attacked rival with knife, hammer in B.C. court gets 12-year sentence

  Qin Qin (Catherine) Shen was handed the stiff sentence for attempted murder on Thursday. With credit for time served, she will spend an additional eight years in prison. 

  Crime

  Nov 30, 2023
  
• Crown seeks 18-year sentence for woman who tried to kill rival in B.C. courtroom

  Catherine Shen attacked a rival with a hammer and fish knife in B.C. Supreme Court in 2021. Crown says she should spend 16-18 years behind bars, while defence wants six years.

  Crime

  Jun 15, 2023
  
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• Union renews security concerns amid trial over ‘horrific’ B.C. courtroom stabbing

  Catherine Shen is accused of using a hammer and fish knife to attack Jing Lu, a woman she was in a legal dispute with, inside a courtroom last May.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2022