A Calgary man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his participation in a group attack that resulted in the death of an Uber driver. The victim, Kasif Hirani, was stabbed 39 times on a rural road west of Calgary in 2019.
A Calgary man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his participation in a group attack that resulted in the death of an Uber driver. The victim, Kasif Hirani, was stabbed 39 times on a rural road west of Calgary in 2019. The prosecutor argued for a 15-year sentence, while the defense requested a seven-year sentence. The judge described the defendant's actions as cruel and without mercy. Two other individuals involved in the killing are already serving six- and eight-year sentences.
The defendant was given credit for the time served since his arrest
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