Publication date: Sep 14, 2022 • 2 hours ago • 3 minutes read • 24 comments Murder victim Ashley Arzaga, right, is pictured in an undated photo.

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Another hapless loser blames women for the emptiness of his life.

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In the bowels of misogynistic incel culture, inspired by Toronto mass murderer Alec Minassian and angry at the world’s injustice, the friendless 17-year-old high school dropout plans his own murderous attack. From our newsroom to your midday inbox, the latest headlines, stories, opinions and photos from the Toronto Sun. By clicking the subscribe button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300

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He put on dark glasses and a long dark coat like those worn by the shooters of the Columbine massacre, put the sword in his belt and walked a mile to Crown Spa, an erotic massage parlor at 3598 Dufferin St. Why did he choose to attack the women there? “I just thought they weren’t very clean people,” he told police.

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Ashley Arzaga wasn’t supposed to work that day, but her manager called her to staff the front desk because a new employee didn’t show up. The beautiful mother of a five-year-old girl greeted the youngster as he entered the reception venue at 12:34 p.m. “I think he said, ‘Do you have a date?’ he later told police. He did not answer. In a gruesome video that drew gasps and tears from people in the courtroom, he was seen pulling out his sword and repeatedly stabbing Arzaga, 24, as she collapsed bleeding to the floor. He stabbed the young mother at least 42 times. Suffered injuries to face, chest, abdomen, back, arms, hands, legs, chest wall, lungs, abdomen, liver, brachial arteries and vein, as well as lateral 15.7 centimeters by 8.5 centimeters on the left side of her face that was cut into the muscle.

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We apologize, but this video failed to load. Arzaga also suffered five blunt force trauma to her head, neck and legs. He died on the spot. Her manager, who cannot be identified, heard Arzaga’s screams and found her brutalized body in a pool of blood. She tried to run, but the killer chased her into the hall, where he also stabbed her, saying: “You whore”, “whore”, “die, die, die” and “stupid whore. die die.” She cut her hands, resulting in nerve damage to her right thumb and partial amputation of a finger on her right hand. She suffered defensive injuries to both arms, a penetrating knife wound to the bicep and another behind her left knee. But he wouldn’t die. He may have had at least two victims that day, if not more, but in a remarkable feat of courage, the manager managed to wrestle the sword from him and then stabbed him in the back. While he lay crumpled on the ground, she ran for help.

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“I wanted to kill everyone in the building,” he told paramedic Jongsuk Oh, “and I’m glad I got one.” Now 20, he stood in a downtown courtroom Wednesday in his burgundy prison-issue sweatshirt and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and attempted murder. The Crown is seeking to have the killer, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, tried as an adult and will argue that his inspired attack was an act of terrorism – the first time terrorism allegations have been made in relation to the incel ideology.
The defense told Judge Suhail Akhtar that they do not agree that this is terrorism and that he should be sentenced as a youth. “You don’t choose to be an incel, you’re just born,” he explained to police during an interview on April 1, 2020.

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On the Steam gaming platform, his profile was titled “The Killer” in Arabic and described him as a “proud incel”, a “seeker of martyrdom” and a hater of “feminists/atheists/satanists and all sorts of other degenerates”. But his great rebellion did not work out as he had planned. The poor man regretted the attack because he was now surrounded by dangerous prisoners. The only time he cried during his police interview was when he asked for protective custody. “I’m just afraid of what will happen to me,” he said, wiping his eyes. “I just want to be safe.” Completely oblivious to the security he stole from his victims that murderous day. [email protected]

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