Teen sentenced to 3 years for arson attack at Saskatoon’s Evan Hardy high school
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The teen originally pleaded not guilty in February 2025, before changing her plea in December. The Crown and defence jointly submitted a maximum youth sentence of three years.
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A teenage girl has been sentenced to three years after pleading guilty to attempted murder and unlawfully causing bodily harm in connection to an arson attack at a Saskatchewan school.
A judge ruled Monday that the teen would serve two years in rehabilitative custody, which would be served in a secure custodial facility, followed by one year of conditional supervision.
The girl, who was 14 years old at the time of the September 2024 incident at Saskatoon’s Evan Hardy Collegiate, cannot be named under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The now 16-year-old pleaded guilty in December to attempted murder of her former friend. She also entered a guilty plea for unlawfully causing bodily harm to a teacher, who suffered burn injuries when they tried to assist the victim.
The teen will also serve eight months concurrently for the second count in intensive rehabilitative custody in a secure facility, followed by conditional supervision.
The plea came months after trial dates were originally set, with the Court of King’s Bench having confirmed in August that a judge would try the case from May 4-29, with a continuation set for June 15-26. She originally pleaded not guilty in February 2025.
Court heard during a sentencing hearing that a friendship between the teen and the victim spiralled into obsession and threats.
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