The teen was on crutches when he shot Jordanna Kucher in the back outside an east-side Saskatoon pub last fall.

The 16-year-old was using them because he'd been shot himself in a gang fight a month earlier.

The detail emerged Thursday in provincial court during the the teen's sentencing hearing. The boy, now 17, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the Nov. 14, 2024 death of Kucher outside The Copper Mug pub and restaurant.

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He shot the young mother during a robbery.

Kucher's friends and family spent five hours in court listening to the prosecutor, defence and judge try to arrive at a sentence that fit the teen's personal circumstances, offered some justice to Kucher's family and protected society when he is released back

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