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Theodore Gliga received an additional sentence for having threatened his ex-girlfriend and throwing a plate at a woman in separate incidents.
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A 30-year-old man was sentenced to a seven-year prison term at the Montreal courthouse Thursday in a case where he admitted to fatally stabbing a man in Mile End during a heated argument over a dog.
When he pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the end of January, Theodore Gliga conceded he stabbed 27-year-old Rance Sullivan while the latter was chasing him on Jeanne-Mance St. in the early morning hours of Sept. 30, 2022.
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Minutes before the chase, Gliga had shown up at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and asked if he could walk the dog they shared custody of. The woman was upset that Gliga had shown up unannounced, sometime after 4 a.m., and they argued. Sullivan, the woman’s new boyfriend, joined in the argument and his friend, Justin Hunt, grabbed Gliga by the throat.
After Gliga was arrested as a suspect in the homicide, he gave a statement to the police, saying he grabbed the dog and left the apartment. He said he headed southward on Jeanne-Mance St., toward Bernard Ave. He also said Hunt caught up with him and appeared to be holding a piece of metal. Gliga said he grabbed it from Hunt while they struggled with each other.
According to a statement of facts read by Quebec Court Judge Jean-Jacques Gagné on Thursday, Gliga freed himself and ran along Jeanne-Mance St.
Sullivan caught up to him and grabbed him by the shoulders.
“(Gliga) felt that he was in danger, so he turned around to push the victim with both of his hands while he still had the piece of metal in his hands,” Gagné said, referring to the statement of facts. “He did not want to injure the victim and did not know he had injured him as he ran away.”
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Gliga asked a motorist for help and got a ride to the Rosemont métro station with the dog still in his hands. Sullivan collapsed on Jeanne-Mance St.
The victim, Sullivan, was declared dead at the scene.
Gliga informed the police that he was informed about Sullivan’s death by a friend.
The judge stated that although the accused did not intend to kill the victim, there were opportunities to avoid the conflict and prevent the fatal stabbing. As a result, self-defence was not a valid claim. Gliga expressed regret for his actions during a hearing on Monday.
This week, Karen Sullivan, the victim’s mother, provided testimony.
The judge acknowledged the profound grief experienced by the victim’s mother, describing the loss as transformative and painful. She described her son as a unique and blessing individual.
Following a joint recommendation by both legal teams, the judge agreed to a seven-year sentence starting on Thursday. Additionally, Gliga received an extra six-month sentence to be served consecutively for threatening his ex-girlfriend and assaulting another woman by throwing a plate at her.
pcherry@postmedia.com
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