The fifth and final man charged in connection with the death of a man who fell from a balcony in Saskatoon last year pleaded guilty to attempted robbery Monday. Preston Gamble received a six-year sentence.
Defence lawyer Darren Winegarden said the sentence is a fair one. "It was a joint submission between the crown and defence so on that basis, it was something we agree to beforehand."
In July 2010, Ahmed Abdi Mohamud fell to his death from a sixth-storey balcony of a downtown Saskatoon apartment building. He was found with severe head trauma and clutching a bag of cocaine.
Prosecutors believe the five men involved were trying to steal drugs from Mohamud and he panicked. Police say Mohamud was a known drug dealer who went by the name Ozzy.
All five men were originally charged with manslaughter. The crown says the charges were reduced because the evidence did not support manslaughter charges.
"What we have is what we can prove, what the evidence is," said Crown prosecutor Leslie Dunning, "and what the evidence is an attempted robbery that took place in this residence, and that is all the evidence to show what occurred on that particular evening."
