A woman who fatally stabbed a stranger in Yaletown three years ago has been sentenced to six years in jail.

Lyndsay Scott, now 37, was charged with second-degree murder after she stabbed Justin Mohrmann, 29, in the chest while he was walking near Smithe and Homer streets in Vancouver on July 11, 2022.

Investigators said the pair did not know each other and that the attack was random and unprovoked.

Scott later faced a jury trial and was convicted of manslaughter. The jury heard how mental illness and drug use had contributed to her actions.

Last week, she was handed a six-year jail sentence, followed by three years of probation and mandatory treatment at a forensic hospital.

Scott is also banned from handling firearms for 10 years.

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