Man pleads guilty in 2025 fatal stabbing outside Coquitlam, B.C., pub

COQUITLAM — Police say a 33-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a stabbing last year that left another man dead.

Homicide investigators say Timothy Vansnick was originally charged with second-degree murder after the fight that took place outside a pub in Coquitlam on Jan. 31, 2025.

Police say bystanders tried to provide first aid and then emergency responders took over life-saving measures after the stabbing.

The man died at the scene.