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Jennifer Pan

Markham, Ontario · 2010–2026

BP

Bich-Ha Pan

Victim

HP

Hann Pan

Surviving victim

Bich-Ha Pan died on the night of November 8, 2010. Hann Pan was seriously hurt and survived.

Where it stands now

Checked Oct 7, 2026

Jennifer Pan pleaded guilty in March 2026 to manslaughter in her mother's death and has a life sentence. Her conviction for the attempted murder of her father still stands, and she can apply for parole.

Watched What Jennifer Did?

People look Jennifer Pan up because of the court case. Her brother, a family member who gave a statement to the court, wrote that he had seen the family's tragedy turned into entertainment for strangers.

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What happenedNov 8, 2010 · 7:00 p.m.

Movement

Bich-Ha Pan goes out

Minute. The Court of Appeal gives 7:00 p.m.

Earliest source on this page: Toronto Life, Jul 22, 2015, 4 years, 8 months later.

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At 7:00 p.m., Bich-Ha Pan left the house for her weekly line dancing class.

What the sources say

  1. At 7:00 p.m., Pan's mother left for her line dancing class.

    ConfirmedCourt of Appeal for Ontario, R. v. Pan, 2023 ONCA 362, May 19, 2023, para. 29Decision ↗

  2. The mother was absent from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for her weekly line dancing, which Jennifer Pan testified she knew was a regular weekly occurrence.

    Confirmed(in the dissenting reasons' account of the trial evidence)Supreme Court of Canada, R. v. Pan, 2025 SCC 12, para. 197 (Karakatsanis J., dissenting in part)Decision ↗

  3. That evening, Bich Ha Pan was out line dancing with a friend and a cousin.

    Reported(in Toronto Life's account of the case)Karen K. Ho, Toronto Life, July 22, 2015Feature ↗

    Note: Toronto Life gives no time for when she left. The 7:00 p.m. time comes from the Court of Appeal.

Where

  • Markham · City only

Who

  • BPBich-Ha PanVictim