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Hostage Taking (Sentencing Cases)

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This page was last substantively updated or reviewed January 2019. (Rev. # 96754)

Offence Wording

Case Digests

Case Name Prv. Crt. Sentence Summary
2018
R v Ader, 2018 ONSC 2351 (CanLII), per R Smith J ON SC 15 years imprisonment
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2012
R v Lewers, 2012 OJ No 4554(*no CanLII links) ON 7.5 years imprisonment The offender was convicted of kidnapping and forcible confinement for 22 hours. He had a lengthy criminal record.
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2010
R v Tse,
2010 BCSC 1273 (CanLII), 2010 BCJ No 1769, per Davies J
BC SC 12 years imprisonment
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2005
R v Ribic, 2005 OJ No 4261(*no CanLII links) ON 3 years + remand credit The offender kidnapped 3 UN soldiers for 25 days. He was 21 years old.
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2002
R v Li, 2002 CanLII 18077 (ON CA), per Finlayson JA ON CA 14 years imprisonment The offender participated in kidnapping three persons who were held for 22 days.
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1995
R v Hu, 1995 CanLII 2836 (BCCA), per Hinkson JA BC CA 14 years The offender kidnapped for ransom. He held the victim for 7 days.
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