Canada

Sentence for sister in fatal stabbing of her brother in 2021

A sister who fatally stabbed her younger brother in south London has been sentenced.

Senior Judge Bruce Thomas sentenced the sister to five years in prison, crediting one-and-a-half times for the 13 months she served after her arrest in December 2021.

She will serve the remaining three years and ten months after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

A publication ban was previously issued to prevent the victim and his family from being identified.