Woman sentenced to time served for role in Brandon skate park assault, stabbing of Black man

A 20-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to her part in the assault and stabbing of a Black man at a skate park in downtown Brandon.

The woman pleaded guilty to assault on Thursday. A charge of inciting hatred was stayed, Crown attorney Grant Hughes said.

The woman was one of five people arrested in connection with the September2020 assault.

At the time, police said the woman was one of five people who yelled racial slurs at Kevin Taylor, 44, before he was stabbed five times near the Kristopher Campbell Memorial Skate Plaza.

The assault, which was captured on video by witnesses, was called reprehensible by police.

Thevideo showedTaylor beingpunchedand kicked.

At one point, Taylor tried to defendhimself and heldone of the attackers down. Awoman then pulled out a knife. She stabbedhim repeatedly in theside of his abdomen, police said at the time.

Three women, age20, 21 and 23, were arrested shortly after the attackand charged with several offences, including public incitement of hatred.

On Sept. 7, policearrested another woman, 60, on charges of assault and public incitement of hatred.

A 36-year-old man was arrested in December2020 on the same charges.

The 20-year-old, who had been in custody since the assault, was sentenced to 255 days of time already servedplus 18 months probation for the skate park incident, plus two previousunrelated incidents an assault and an assault and theft.

Hughes said the racial aspects of the incident were dealt with as aggravating factors in sentencing.

The woman's co-accused are due in court at a later date.