Killing of Jannai Dopwell-Bailey: sentencing for youth found guilty of 2nd-degree murder
Posted September 30, 2024 12:30 pm.
The second person convicted of second-degree murder in the killing of teenager Jannai Dopwell-Bailey in 2021 will learn his sentence Monday afternoon.
The young man, who was 16 at the time of the murder and cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was found guilty last year.
A decision on his sentence is expected to be handed down by the Youth Court in Montreal at 2 p.m.
The accused is being sentenced as a minor after the judge denied the Crown’s request to sentence him as an adult. The judge noted that his level of maturity, other behavioural issues, and cognitive challenges all played a role in her ruling.
In Canada, second-degree murder results in a life sentence with no chance of parole for 10 years. For youth, the maximum sentence is seven years, with up to four years spent in custody.
Dopwell-Bailey was attacked and stabbed repeatedly outside his school in Côte-des-Neiges on Oct. 18, 2021. He rushed into the school to seek help and later died in hospital.
The other accused in the case, Andrei Donet, was also found guilty of second-degree murder and was sentenced in June to life in prison for the Montreal teen’s death. The 21-year-old will be eligible for parole in 13 years.
