Canada man sentenced to 10 years in mall massacre plot, prosecution says

Source: Reuters

Randall Shepherd pleaded guilty to plot in Halifax

American woman charged in same case expected to face trial next year

Reuters in Toronto
Tuesday 22 November 2016 13.14 EST





A Canadian man accused in a failed shopping mall massacre plot in the Atlantic Canadian city of Halifax pleaded guilty on Tuesday and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, a prosecution spokeswoman said.

An American woman charged in the same case has pleaded not guilty and is expected to face trial in May, according to the court and prosecution.

The two were accused of planning a mass murder and suicide at a shopping center. They were arrested at the Halifax airport in February after the woman arrived from Illinois, allegedly to carry out the massacre.

Prosecution spokeswoman Chris Hansen said Randall Shepherd, who was 21 when he faced charges last year, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder at his court appearance and prosecutors and defense lawyers agreed on a 10-year prison sentence.


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