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Geovanny Villalba-Aleman’s sentencing hearing got underway Monday with victim impact statements from the three people he stabbed on June 28, 2023.

Villalba-Aleman previously pled guilty to four assault-related charges for the University of Waterloo attack. He admitted to going into a gender studies classroom and stabbing the professor and two students with a large kitchen knife. Audio of the attack, along with video of the aftermath and Villalba-Aleman’s confession, were previously submitted into evidence at his June 2024 plea hearing.

At the time of the attack, Villalba-Aleman was a 24-year-old international student who had recently graduated from the university.

Professor’s statement

Katy Fulfer was the gender studies professor who Villalba-Aleman attacked. Her injuries included slashes to her hand, bicep and nose.

“[The] most painful thing I ever experienced,” she explained at Monday’s hearing, of the stitches required on her nose.

Fulfer also shared with the court the lasting impact of the attack.

“In the aftermath, my sleep was disrupted,” …

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