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A man who brutally attacked two vacationing sisters from Alberta who had rented his Vancouver Airbnb won’t serve any additional time behind bars.

On Thursday, Arvin Pasha was handed a 22-month conditional sentence to be served in the community, followed by three years of probation.

Pasha pleaded guilty in September to assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm for the attack three years ago.

Pasha had initially been charged with aggravated assault, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charges just days before his trial was scheduled to begin.

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In handing down the sentence, B.C. Provincial Court Judge Harbans Dhillon noted Pasha had no prior criminal record, accepted responsibility with his guilty plea, had performed well on bail and had abstained from cannabis use.

The court has previously heard that the 23- and 25-year-old victims were staying at Pasha’s short-term rental on West 3rd Avenue in Kitsilano when the …

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