Man fatally beaten in 2024 'cared more about people than himself,' family says as killer sentenced to life
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The family of a vulnerable homeless man beaten to death in 2024 says they’re remembering him as the kind, hardworking "Uncle Danny" they knew, after the man convicted of murdering him was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years on Thursday.
Daniel Jawbone, 62, died on Jan. 4, 2024. He was found badly injured on Winnipeg's Furby Street that morning.
Derin Hanninen, who was charged with second-degree murder in his death, pleaded guilty partway through his trial earlier this month.
Court heard during Hanninen’s sentencing Thursday that Jawbone had fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. He knew Hanninen as someone who would give him odd jobs, and the two would sometimes drink together.
They were drinking at Hanninen’s home the night Jawbone was killed, with Hanninen later telling police he beat Jawbone after he wouldn’t leave his home when asked.
"Maybe I hit him a bit too hard," Crown attorney Kellie Stashko read from Hanninen’s police statement. "I just have a bit of a bad temper sometimes."
Hanninen dragged Jawbone "like a piece of discarded trash" onto the sidewalk outside, where his body wasn’t discovered for several hours, Stashko said. In the meantime, Hanninen "took extensive steps" to clean the inside of his suite.
An autopsy discovered Jawbone suffered injuries including bone fractures, bruising and lacerations. His cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head and neck, Stashko said.
"The vulnerability of Mr. Jawbone cannot be understated," the prosecutor said.
"This man died with one boot on and one boot off. We don’t know why, but we submit that this speaks to that level of vulnerability he was experiencing."
Hanninen, now 61, sat looking down at the floor in the prisoner’s box, as court heard victim impact statements from Jawbone’s family describing how his death devastated them.
"His whole life, despite his kindness, other people on the streets have targeted and jumped him," Joshua Kennedy, Jawbone’s great-nephew, told court.
"He would never fight back — often showing up with a swollen face, because people looked at Danny as an expendable punching bag, as he was in his unfortunate final moments," said Kennedy, who at times spoke directly to Hanninen.
"You’ve forever altered my view on how little one can truly protect members of their family, especially the most vulnerable, like my uncle."
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