Mass stabbing survivor sentenced after causing lockdown on Saskatchewan First Nation
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This article was published 01/08/2023 (974 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A survivor of a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan, who has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for breaching conditions, told court he had a mental breakdown.
Keenan Crawford Head, who is 34, pleaded guilty in Prince Albert provincial court Monday.
Court heard he cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet in July and headed to the James Smith Cree Nation, where the killings took place last year.
Members of the community were told to stay home and lock their doors, and Head was arrested in the area two days later.
Head told court he went to the First Nation because he’s having difficulty dealing with the stabbings and needed to talk to someone.
The Crown had been seeking a sentence of 30 days, while the defence, noting Head had accumulated five days in custody, suggested time served would be more appropriate.
Provincial court Judge Hugh Harradence decided on a sentence of 15 days, minus time spent in remand, which leaves Head seven days to serve.
In September, Myles Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others in the stabbing rampage on the reserve and in the nearby village of Weldon.
Sanderson later died in police custody.
Coroners inquests have been set for early next year to examine the killings and Sanderson’s death.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 1, 2023.