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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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CourtsOct 17, 2024

Hearing

Supreme Court hearing

Day. The decision and the docket both give October 17, 2024 as the hearing date.

Earliest source on this page: Supreme Court of Canada, Apr 10, 2025, 6 months later.

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The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, where the appeal was heard in 2024 and decided in 2025. Dig deeper, CC BY 4.0

The heard the appeal and in Ottawa before nine judges and reserved its decision.

What the sources say

  1. Hearing of the appeal, October 17, 2024, before Chief Justice Wagner and Justices Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O'Bonsawin and Moreau. Decision reserved.

    ConfirmedSupreme Court of Canada case information, 40839Docket ↗

  2. Notices of appearance filed in September 2024 said Stephanie DiGiuseppe would present oral argument for Jennifer Pan, Peter Copeland for Daniel Chi-Kwong Wong, Peter Zaduk for Lenford Crawford, and Jack Gemmell for David Mylvaganam, and that Susan L. Reid and Jeremy Streeter would argue for the . The Attorney General of Alberta intervened.

    Confirmed(as the notices of appearance on the docket say)Supreme Court of Canada case information, 40839Docket ↗

  3. Appeal heard: October 17, 2024.

    ConfirmedSupreme Court of Canada, R. v. Pan, 2025 SCC 12, April 10, 2025Decision ↗

Where

  • Supreme Court of Canada · Public site

Who

  • Chief Justice Richard WagnerChief Justice Richard WagnerWrote the majority reasons in 2025 SCC 12
  • JKJustice Andromache KarakatsanisWrote the reasons dissenting in part in 2025 SCC 12
  • JMJustice Sheilah MartinJoined the reasons dissenting in part in 2025 SCC 12
  • SDStephanie DiGiuseppeAppeal lawyer for Jennifer Pan at the Court of Appeal (2023) and the Supreme Court of Canada (2024)
  • JGJack GemmellLawyer for David Mylvaganam on appeal and at the 2026 sentencing
  • PCPeter CopelandAppeal lawyer for Daniel Chi-Kwong Wong
  • PZPeter ZadukAppeal lawyer for Lenford Crawford
  • SRSusan L. ReidCrown counsel on the appeals, with Jeremy Streeter and Stephanie A. Lewis