Edmonton man handed 4-year manslaughter sentence in 2013 killing

Madeline Smith · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 02, 2025 10:02 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Ivan Stamp's household waited much than a decennary for answers astir what happened to him.

Stamp was 31 erstwhile helium was recovered dormant successful a wooded country down a westbound Edmonton synagogue connected June 5, 2013. He was severely injured, and his decease was rapidly ruled a homicide, but nary 1 was arrested during the constabulary probe that followed.

It took 8 years for constabulary to reopen the case, aft a witnesser reported that a antheral helium knew arsenic a section vessel picker named "Moose" said that he'd killed someone.

In an undercover "Mr. Big" constabulary cognition successful 2022, constabulary drew a confession retired of Edward Robinson, which helium repeated successful a ceremonial constabulary interview, according to an agreed connection of facts successful the case.

Robinson pleaded blameworthy to manslaughter, and connected Wednesday, helium was sentenced to 4 years successful prison. With enhanced recognition applied to the 2 years he's already spent successful custody, helium has astir six months near to serve.

Stamp's sister, Chantell Stamp, said it's a hard result for the household to process. She hopes to clasp a ceremonial for her member and retrieve him for his humour.

"I retrieve the past clip I saw my member alive, I conscionable had this feeling and I knew I needed to archer him I loved him. And I did," she said.

"It's been 12 years — it's time. Time to heal, clip to determination on."

'Complex and tragic background'

In his sentencing decision, Court of King's Bench Justice Kent Teskey found Robinson's actions were "rooted successful poverty, addictions and idiosyncratic insecurity of some nutrient and housing."

A Gladue report, which examines the circumstances and past of an Indigenous offender arsenic portion of the sentencing process, details Robinson's "fractured" puerility wherever helium regularly witnessed intoxicant abuse, and was couch surfing by the clip helium was a teenager.

Now 34, Robinson was 23, and surviving successful a structure successful Edmonton's stream valley, erstwhile helium killed Stamp.

He admitted that aft he'd been drinking with a radical that included Stamp, helium got jealous due to the fact that Stamp was talking to his then-girlfriend.

Court heard that Robinson led Stamp to a secluded country and knocked him unconscious, past dragged him further into the trees wherever helium kicked and stomped connected him, yet leaving him connected the crushed with galore breached bones and fatal interior injuries.

Defence lawyer Rahul Nanda told the tribunal during a proceeding past period that Robinson has fundamentally lived connected the streets, struggling with addictions, for his full big life. Nanda said successful the undercover cognition that led to a confession, constabulary supplied Robinson with nutrient and intoxicant to summation his trust.

His client also has important intelligence wellness issues and a suspected diagnosis of fetal intoxicant spectrum disorder, which Nanda said could person contributed to impulse power issues successful the "spur of the moment" assault.

"This is the crux of what intergenerational trauma has done to Indigenous radical successful this country," Nanda said.

He asked the judge to see a condemnation of nary much than 5 years.

Crown authoritative James Rowan argued for 10 to 12 years successful prison, saying it was a lawsuit of gratuitous unit with nary provocation "other than a consciousness of entitlement that nary 1 ought to beryllium talking to his girl."

Teskey landed connected a four-year sentence, concluding that Robinson's transgression was serious, but his "complex and tragic background" importantly diminishes his motivation culpability.

Probation aimed astatine addressing housing, aesculapian needs

Robinson's condemnation besides includes a twelvemonth of probation, with the justice imposing circumstantial conditions for him to enactment with societal agencies to question housing, income enactment and aesculapian treatment, including an appraisal for FASD.

"Probation is designed to assistance with rehabilitation, but earlier this accused tin statesman connected this path, determination are
basal quality needs that indispensable beryllium addressed," Teskey said.

"Basic issues similar entree to a telephone, autobus fare, a harmless spot to slumber and a afloat tummy are issues that this offender indispensable resoluteness earlier we person immoderate anticipation of dealing with his analyzable past of trauma and addictions."

During past month's sentencing process, Chantell Stamp work a unfortunate interaction connection successful court.

"Not knowing what happened to my brother, oregon who, was thing that haunted maine implicit and over. Finally, my household and I will person peace," she said.

"Thank you, Mr. Robinson, for mounting our hearts free, including yours. I forgive you."

Teskey told the victim's household members successful tribunal that it was important to perceive astir Stamp arsenic much than "somebody who simply died down a synagogue."

Extending forgiveness "took a large woody of quality and integrity," helium said.

"I anticipation Mr. Robinson understands what that means."