Denzel Bird receives 15-year prison sentence
LETHBRIDGE – A random and brutal attack on a 25-year-old Lethbridge woman that shocked the city nearly two years ago, has resulted ina 15-year prison sentence for her attacker.
Denzel Dre Colton Bird was handed the sentence Friday afternoon, June 15, after pleading guilty to a charge of aggravated sexual assault last September.
Both the Crown and the defence have agreed that he should also receive a 921 day credit for time already spent in custody.
The Crown had recommended a term of imprisonment of 20-years, while the defence had suggested a prison sentence of up to eight years.