Man sentenced to six years in prison for random stabbing at Winnipeg Olive Garden
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A Winnipeg man has been sentenced to six years in prison for the stabbing of an 18-year-old server at an Olive Garden restaurant in June.
A Winnipeg man has been sentenced to six years in prison for stabbing an 18-year-old server at an Olive Garden restaurant in June.
Robert Alan Ingram, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated assault and was sentenced to six years in prison, minus time served. He also received a lifetime weapons ban and an order to provide a DNA sample to the Winnipeg Police Service. Two other charges against Ingram, including violating a probation order from a previous arson charge, were stayed.
According to a court audio recording, on June 8 Ingram went to the restaurant on Reenders Drive and had three beers, while being served by a different staff member. He left for a brief time before returning and ordering another beer.
The court heard the victim was serving another table when Ingram approached her and “without warning or provocation” stabbed her in the neck, knocked her to the ground, got on top of her, and continued stabbing. He eventually fled the restaurant and was later arrested by Winnipeg Police in a nearby parking lot, where officers found the bloodied weapon on him.
The victim was rushed to the Health Sciences Centre in unstable condition. She suffered a stab wound to the chest that punctured and collapsed her lung, as well as stab wounds and lacerations to her wrist, arms, neck, and leg.
According to police statements, Ingram told officers his motivation for the attack was out of a desire to land himself in Stony Mountain Penitentiary, something the judge described as “a frightening example of someone picking somebody randomly to fulfill a bizarre purpose.”
Emotional victim impact statement
The victim gave an emotional victim impact statement in court saying June 8, 2023 was her first night working a serving shift. She had been a hostess at the restaurant before and had been striving to begin serving.
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