Ibrahim Ali had pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the July 2017 killing of a young girl. The victim's identity is protected by a publication ban.
Qin Qin (Catherine) Shen was handed the stiff sentence for attempted murder on Thursday. With credit for time served, she will spend an additional eight years in prison.
Ibrahim Ali's lawyer says the young teen girl he's accused of murdering in a B.C. park wasn't the "innocent" depicted in a "rose-coloured" portrayal by the Crown at trial.
On the day of the attack, Shen entered the court carrying the two weapons in her purse. Bag checks and metal detector screenings are not standard at the courthouse.