Teen Killers' Life Sentences Cut to 7 Years
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Two teens convicted in the brutal stabbing death of a Surrey mechanic had their life sentences reduced to seven years by the B.C. Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court of Canadas ruling last year raised the bar for treating young offenders like adults. The victim, known as Pauly, was a well-loved local who was stabbed more than forty times in a parking lot near Semiahmoo Shopping Centre. The teens were tried as adults and convicted of second-degree murder, but the court found no proof they showed adult-level maturity or understood the full weight of their actions. The case highlights the youth justice systems focus on rehabilitation over punishment.
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