University of Waterloo stabber pleads guilty to multiple charges in 2023 attack

A man accused of stabbing a professor and two students in a University of Waterloo gender studies class carried out his attack because he believed post-secondary institutions were "forcing ideology" on people, court documents show, as he pleaded guilty to four charges in the case.

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada said those offences constitute terrorist activity in his case. "When asked about his end goal, the accused indicates 'just to make them notice ... make an attack,'" the agreed statement of facts said, referencing an interview Villalba-Aleman had with police. "Panic ensued in the classroom, filled with roughly 40 students. Multiple students attempted to flee the classroom, while others threw objects at Villalba-Aleman in an effort to make him stop," the statement of facts said.

When first responders arrived on campus, Villalba-Aleman initially pretended to be a victim but then admitted his role in the stabbings to police, court heard.

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