Chinatown triple-stabbing review to be released this week: B.C. premier [Video]

One year after a man who was on day release from a forensic psychiatric facility allegedly stabbed three strangers in Vancouver’s Chinatown, B.C.’s premier said the findings of a review of the case will soon be made public.

On Sept. 10, 2023, the Light Up Chinatown event – held to celebrate the community and showcase the revitalization of the neighbourhood – ended in tragedy.

The suspect who was arrested and charged in the case was Blair Donnelly, who had been detained at Colony Farm psychiatric hospital since being found not criminally responsible of fatally stabbing his daughter in 2006.

In the days following the violent and apparently random attack, David Eby announced that the circumstances leading up to Donnelly’s release on a day pass would be reviewed. Bob Rich, who served as Abbotsford’s chief of police for 10 years, was appointed to head up the probe.

“The task of this …