Man gets 8 years for fatal stabbing of teenager on Surrey bus

From March 20, 2025: A man who fatally stabbed a teen on a Surrey bus in 2022 was found guilty of manslaughter, not murder.

A young man convicted in the shocking fatal stabbing of a teenager on a Surrey bus three years ago was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday.

Kaiden Mintenko, born in 2003, was originally charged with second-degree murder but was found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter last year. With credit for time served, Mintenko will spend another three years and four months in prison.

The 17-year-old victim cannot be named due to a court-imposed publication ban.

On April 11, 2023, aboard a bus on King George Boulevard, then-20-year-old Mintenko punched the teen in the side of the head six times before stabbing him with a large knife, the court heard during trial.

The court heard Mintenko, who police said knew the victim “through a third party,” targeted the boy over false rumours.

According to his family, the victim texted his mom to say he felt unsafe shortly before he was stabbed.

This is a developing story and will be updated.