By Canadian Press

LIFE SENTENCE SOUGHT

Crown seeks life sentence for Edmonton truck attacker

Dec 13, 2019 | 7:34 AM

EDMONTON- The Crown has recommended a life sentence for a man who rammed an Edmonton police officer with a car before stabbing him multiple times.

A jury has also determined Abdulahi Hasan Sharif ran down four pedestrians with a U-Haul van during a subsequent police chase in the city’s downtown on September 30, 2017.

Sharif, 32, was convicted in October on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, criminal flight causing bodily harm and dangerous driving.

Justice Paul Belzil is to deliver Sharif’s sentence this afternoon.

Crown prosecutors argued before the judge yesterday that Sharif deserves a maximum life sentence for the targeted attack on the officer, and 20 years to be served at the same time for fleeing from police and trying to kill the pedestrians.

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Constable Mike Chernyk testified during the trial that he was on traffic duty when he was struck by a car.

He next remembered a man on top of him, stabbing him in the head with a knife.

The man then ran away and, a few hours later, police pulled over a U-Haul van.

The van sped off and, as it was being chased by police, hit the pedestrians.

(The Canadian Press)