Saskatchewan man who attacked woman, set her ablaze gets 16 years in prison
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — A homeless woman who was viciously attacked and set on fire says it will take time for her to forgive her attacker after he was handed a 16-year prison sentence Friday.
Leslie Black had pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the beating, burning and sexual assault of Marlene Bird in an alley in Prince Albert, Sask., in 2014. Her injuries were so serious both legs had to be amputated and she lost much of her eyesight.
“I’m doing my best, because my mom told me to forgive people that do wrong,” Bird said outside court after sentencing.
“I think I could forgive him.”