Case of man accused in triple stabbing at University of Waterloo back in court July 11

A 24-year-old man accused of stabbing three people on the University of Waterloo campus last week will see his case return to court on July 11.

Geovanny Villalba-Alemanfaces several charges:

• Three counts of aggravated assault.
• Four counts of assault with a weapon.
• Two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
• Mischief under $5,000.

His case appeared before a judge in a Kitchener, Ont., courtroom on Tuesday morning.

Villalba-Aleman did not appear as the courtroom was not able to connect with the video conferencing room at Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton.

A lawyer offered instructions to the judge in writing, asking for the case to be put over until next week so that Villalba-Aleman could prepare a bail plan and complete forms to obtain legal aid.

An instructor and two studentswere sent to hospital on June 28. They were stabbed after a man entered a classroom in Hagey Hall.

Mark Crowell, chief of theWaterloo RegionalPolice Service, described what happened in the classroom on Wednesday as a "planned andtargeted attack" that wasa"senseless act of hate."