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Murder trial set for December in teen’s stabbing death on a B.C. bus

Ethan Bespflug, killed in April, 2023, Kaiden Mintenko charged with second-degree murder
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Statue of Lady Justice at B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. (File photo: Tom Zytaruk)

A December trial date has been set for a Burnaby man charged with second-degree murder in the April 11, 2023 stabbing death of 17-year-old Ethan Bespflug on a Surrey bus.

Ethan died in hospital after being stabbed while riding the Route 503 bus in the 9900-block of King George Boulevard.

Kaiden Mintenko, 20, is the accused. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for Feb.

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About the Author: Tom Zytaruk

I write unvarnished opinion columns and unbiased news reports for the Surrey Now-Leader.
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