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| Eby "white hot angry" over the stabbings in Chinatown |
The outrage over the triple stabbings on Sunday evening at the Light Up Chinatown event continue, with Premier David Eby expressing his anger that a mentally ill man who allegedly committed the attacks was given a day pass from a psychiatric hospital.
"I cannot fathom how someone who murdered his daughter was released in 2009, went out and stabbed somebody else, would then be released again, unaccompanied, somehow, be able to go out and buy a knife, go to Chinatown, and stab three people. How is that possible," he said Tuesday.
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| The Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam |
"We will ensure that an independent person looks into the specifics of this case, the decision-making process, how we arrived at this awful place, for Chinatown, for the community, for the people who were attacked. And we'll make sure there's nobody else that's on a day pass that's in a similar situation to ensure the community is safe," he said.
Donnelly allegedly attacked three people with a knife near the stage of the Light Up Chinatown event just before 6pm on Sunday. The couple in their 60s and a young woman in her 20s were sent to hospital and released later.
Not only did Donnelly kill his daughter in 2006, but was found not criminally responsible in 2008 due to mental disorder, he also stabbed a friend in 2009 while he was in a psychotic state. For this Donnelly was held criminally responsible.
There are now questions on why the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam allowed Donnelly to have a day pass despite the previous violent acts he had committed.
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| Chinatown has held events to get people to come |
However, reporters listening to Eby today were skeptical that he would make any substantial change for the better. Will he prove them wrong?
Stay tuned.
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