Man pleads guilty to manslaughter for chasing, stabbing man downtown
An intellectually disabled man who drunkenly chased down a man he had been arguing with and fatally stabbed him in broad daylight admitted to manslaughter on Wednesday. Matthew Gerald Tomack […]
Matthew Gerald Tomack Pelletier, a 38-year-old man with intellectual disabilities and a history of alcohol dependence, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday for fatally stabbing Ricky Dwayne Mancheese, 49, in a downtown Winnipeg street. The incident occurred on June 11, 2024, after an argument between the two men outside a beer vendor at the Balmoral Hotel.
Pelletier chased Mancheese down Kennedy Street, tackled him, and stabbed him six times before fleeing the scene. Police arrested Pelletier the following day. Crown prosecutors recommended a 15-year prison sentence for Pelletier, taking into account his intellectual impairment, alcohol dependence, trauma, and mental health issues.
The victim's wife attempted to deliver a victim impact statement but was unable to find the words to express her enduring grief, trauma, and loss.
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