Article content
Shane Edward Tremblay was sentenced to 210 days in jail Wednesday for a disparate series of crimes, including three allegedly “hate-motivated” attacks on women wearing hijabs or niqabs.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser, or Man who hurled racist threats at three Muslim women was homeless, took bad drugs, court hears Back to video
Tremblay gave a tearful statement from a cell at the Edmonton Remand Centre moments before provincial court Judge Terry Matchett passed sentence.
“I took some wrong drugs,” Tremblay said. “I’m not saying it’s the drug’s fault, I’m the one who allowed myself to get to that state not sleeping right, staying up on the street all night.”
Lac-la-biche
Alberta
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
Methal-fayad
Terry-matchett
Jonny-wakefield
Churchill-square
Shane-edward-tremblay
Ian-kucerak-postmedia
Postmedia-network-inc