A Manitoba man who stabbed an acquaintance to death in “an unprovoked attack” over a missing cellphone has seen his prison sentence reduced by a year due to his Indigenous status and because he took his victim to hospital, where the man later died from internal bleeding.&nbsp;

Some factors, including the man's Indigenous status, suggest his “conduct may lean toward a lower degree of culpability,” said the judge.{ai:summary}A Manitoba man who stabbed an acquaintance to death in an unprovoked attack over a missing cellphone has had his prison sentence reduced by a year.The reduction cites his Indigenous status and his act of taking the victim to hospital, where the victim later died from internal bleeding.

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Manitoba man gets lighter manslaughter sentence due to Indigenous status

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