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flag Everton Downey sentenced to life without parole for stabbing ex-girlfriend 15 times in 2021 mall parking lot.

flag Everton Downey, 35, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for 12 years for the second-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend, 25-year-old Melissa Blimkie, who was fatally stabbed 15 times in a Metrotown mall parkade in Burnaby, B.C., on December 19, 2021. flag A B.C. flag Supreme Court judge rejected Downey’s claim of mental illness, calling his attack deliberate and sustained. flag The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team led the investigation, and authorities highlighted the case as a tragic example of intimate partner violence, urging those affected to seek help.

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