Okoth Obeing handed life sentence in murder of cab driver
A Winnipeg man who fatally stabbed a taxi driver 17 times in his cab in the North End will spend at least 12 years behind bars before he is eligible parole.
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A Winnipeg man who fatally stabbed a taxi driver 17 times in his cab in the North End will spend at least 12 years behind bars before he is eligible parole.
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A Winnipeg man who fatally stabbed a taxi driver 17 times in what the court has described as a rage and racism fuelled attack will be handed a life sentence and may face deportation, the court heard during a sentencing hearing.
Okoth Obeing, 23, was found guilty last month of second-degree murder in the March 2020 killing of Winnipeg cab driver Balvir Toor. His lawyers concede he fatally stabbed Toor, but a judge rejected their argument he was not criminally responsible.
The court found that Obeing fled from the scene, disposed of his weapon, washed his hands and lied to the police