Feathers are placed outside Crawford Plain School in Edmonton on Saturday, May 6, 2023. A funeral is being held Wednesday for a mother and child who were stabbed to death outside an Edmonton school earlier this month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
EDMONTON – A funeral is being held today for a mother and her child who were stabbed to death outside an Edmonton school.
Carolann Robillard, who was 35, and 11-year-old Sarah Miller, who had recently started using the first name Jayden, were killed in what police said was a random attack outside Crawford Plains School.
Officers shot the attacker moments after the stabbing on May 5.
The man died in hospital five days later.
Police have said the 33-year-old was the sole person responsible for the deaths.
They said the killer was known to police and had mental health issues and a record of assaulting children.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 24, 2023.
