Cyclist's Argument Triggers Fatal Heart Attack

0:00A 51-year-old cyclist, named Vangelie Keskenov, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after a street argument turned deadly on December 26, 2023. Around 8 a.m. in Toronto's Weston, he got into a shouting match with 68-year-old pedestrian Vinkel Skokko, then through rocks and a bottle. At him while chasing on his bike, Skokko made it home but collapsed soon after and died from a fatal heart arrhythmia. Skokko was rehabbing a broken pelvis from a car crash earlier that year, so he couldn't run and had to rest during his morning walk. Keskenov kept circling back to engage, even after Skokko sat at a bus stop and tossed something back. No direct hits from the thrown objects were confirmed, but Skokko showed up home stressed with a swollen mark under his eye. Family saw Skokko flustered and out of breath. He called 911 about the bike guy chasing and throwing stones, saying the man got him good. He tried CPR when he collapsed, but he never woke up in the hospital.

1:00His advanced heart disease made him vulnerable to stress triggering the arrhythmia. Autopsy confirms severe heart issues, including past damage, and noted the eye bruise from recent injury. Experts say emotional stress, exertion, or minor trauma could each spark the fatal event in someone like Skokko. Keskenov admitted his actions were a big contributing factor. Keskenov sentenced him to five and a half years in prison, plus three years probation, but with credit for time served in tough conditions, he has just six months left. The guy apologized in court before heading back to custody, closing a tragic case that started over words on a neighborhood street. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.