Vancouver man pleads not guilty in fatal café stabbing trial
A Vancouver man has denied murdering another man during a violent confrontation last year. Inderdeep Singh Gosal pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Paul Schmidt, who was fatally stabbed outside a café. The trial has heard conflicting accounts of what led to the attack. The incident took place on 26 March 2023, when Schmidt was stabbed six times in the chest on a café patio. CCTV footage captured the two men in a heated verbal exchange before it turned physical.
Gosal later testified that he had found a knife in an alley earlier that day. He claimed he took it as a 'sign from God' to defend himself. His defence lawyer, Gloria Ng, argued that his mental state at the time should reduce the charge to manslaughter. The trial continues as prosecutors seek a murder conviction, while the defence maintains Gosal’s actions were influenced by mental illness. The jury will now weigh the evidence, including the CCTV recordings and Gosal’s testimony about the events leading up to the stabbing.
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