'Do you want to get stabbed?': Screwdriver-wielding B.C. robber leaves appeal with double the jail time

A man convicted of robbery with a weapon who asked his victim if she wanted to get stabbed will spend even more time behind bars after his case was heard in the B.C. Court of Appeal.

A man convicted of robbery with a weapon who asked his victim if she wanted to get stabbed will spend even more time behind bars after his case was heard in the B.C. Court of Appeal.

Hashim Ali was found guilty of robbery and sentenced in November, but the Crown went back to court saying his sentence wasn't enough for his crime.

The judgment in the appeal was made in mid-February, but documents were not posted online until Wednesday.

The court heard Ali approached a young woman on the University of British Columbia the night of Nov. 3, 2020, as she used an automated teller machine (ATM).

According to court documents, the woman was alone when Ali came up behind her. A section of the ruling titled Circumstances of the Offence describes Ali pressing a screwdriver into her side and demanding cash, asking her, "Do you want to get stabbed?"

She'd reported that he sounded "desperate and pushy," the appeals court judges said, and she couldn't actually see what the weapon was, only that it had a black handle and a silver point.

The court heard Ali told the victim to put in her PIN, then held her hand and used it to push the buttons or touch screen, selecting a withdrawal of $400.