Man accused of ‘hate-motivated’ stabbing at Univ. of Waterloo charged with attempted murder
Posted August 25, 2023 5:37 pm.
A 24-year-old man is facing an additional charge of attempted murder in the stabbing of three individuals at the University of Waterloo in June.
Geovanny Villalba-Aleman appeared via video link Friday for a scheduled bail hearing at the Waterloo Regional Courthouse. Dressed in orange prison garb, he spoke only to provide his name, his birth date, and to clarify his next court appearance.
During the hearing, a charge of attempted murder was laid in what police say was a “hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and gender identity.”
Villalba-Aleman was initially facing 10 charges including three counts of aggravated assault, four counts of assault with a weapon, two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and mischief under $5,000.
A 38-year-old female professor, a 20-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man – both students, were stabbed inside a classroom at the university’s Hagey Hall on June 28.
All three suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Villalba-Aleman’s next court appearance has been scheduled for Sept. 8.
Files from CityNews Kitchener were used in this report
