>A murder trial has heard that Arnold and Joanne De Jong hosted a “joyful” family celebration at their Abbotsford, B.C., home, on May 8, 2022, with a family member later telling police they were “alive and well” when she left at 10 p.m.
>But when family members couldn’t reach them the next day, a son-in-law visited and found Joanne De Jong dead before calling police, who quickly determined they were dealing with a double homicide, Crown prosecutor Dorothy Tsui said.
>The trial of the three men accused of killing the couple in a violent invasion got under way Monday, with the prosecution alleging the suspects were motivated by “debt, financial pressure and greed.”
>Tsui said one of the suspects, Gurkaran Singh, had arrived in Canada on a student visa on April 16, less than a month before the killings.
>She said Gurkaran Singh was supposed to go to Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek, B.C., but he never made it there.
>He and co-accused Abhijeet Singh and Khushveer Singh Toor have each pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of the De Jongs, who were allegedly robbed.
>Tsui told the court in the Crown’s opening statement that evidence will show the three men were connected to the couple through Abhijeet Singh’s cleaning company, which had done work on the couple’s home in July 2021 and April 2022.
>She said the De Jongs were found dead in separate bedrooms of the home, bound with rope, and a pathologist will testify that Joanne De Jong died by sharp and blunt force trauma and Arnold De Jong by asphyxiation.
>Tsui says Gurkaran Singh and Khushveer Singh Toor both deposited cheques for more than $5,000 into their bank accounts purportedly signed by Joanne De Jong shortly after the murders.
>The cheques both said in their memo lines that the payments were for “clean up of house,” Tsui said.
>“While processing the scene, a forensic identification officer heard a voice mail being left on the De Jong’s landline phone, indicating that there were suspicious transactions on a credit card,” she said.
>“The police quickly followed up on that lead and obtained banking records and phone records in an attempt to identify potential suspects.”
>Police later found that the suspicious purchases, which began around 4:30 a.m. on May 9, were associated with Rogers Communications accounts in the names of Abhijeet Singh and Khushveer Singh Toor.
>The Crown alleges “the three men acted as a team and violently confined the De Jongs in their separate bedrooms and murdered them,” stealing credit cards, cheques and a pressure washer that was later sold.
>She told the court that the suspects “hastily fled” British Columbia for Brampton, Ont., two day after the couple was killed before returning to B.C. and renting a Surrey basement suite, where they lived together until their arrest on Dec. 16, 2022.
>Tsui said there will be a “substantial body of circumstantial evidence” linking the men to the murders, including fingerprints, DNA on a weapon used in the murder found in the trunk of a car they used, as well as cellphone records, financial records, and evidence from electronic devices.
>
Frozen_Trees1 on
You get what you vote for. Canadian voters elected the Liberal Party for 10 years straight despite opening the floodgates to mass migration and making it even easier to get bail.
Why is anyone shocked?
Electronic_Air_9683 on
I don’t even need to read the article, I know the murderer is not from Finland.
Haluxe on
Importing only the best and brightest I see. /s
OddConstant2723 on
His immigration status will soon be “reviewed”
OptiPath on
From the article—> She said Gurkaran Singh was supposed to go to Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek, B.C., but he never made it there.
Student Visa fraud.
Johnny-Unitas on
More great vetting by the government.
shiftless_wonder on
JT was such a clown.
thatguydowntheblock on
Just more evidence of how much our immigration system has become a complete and utter joke. It would be depressing if it wasn’t so infuriating.
AllThingsBeginWithNu on
Imagine getting murdered because the government doesn’t want to offend anybody
MiserableFloor9906 on
In before delete and lock.
ahockofham on
Committing a home invasion and double murder just for 5,000 dollars, credit cards and a pressure washer? That is so fucked up. These guys should never see the light of day.
ubcsanta on
As a brown international student, I have no idea why Canada continues to import fake students to study in fake universities with campuses in plaza malls. They are causing damage to everyone. I am facing more racism now than i have 5 years ago when i first arrived and i don’t even blame them.
Horvo on
Sure glad our GDP looks alright though, thanks federal government!
Firm-Strawberry-7309 on
Are people seriously surprised ?
A department ( IRCC) run by a incompetent minister
GritGrinder on
He just got lost on his way to class ?
Clear-Consequence114 on
Disappointed but not surprised. Next they’ll claim asylum and it’ll be a four year court battle to get them gone. Disappointing that’s what this country has become
Borp5150 on
This is sad. How is there not better checks and balances on the student visa system?
SilentlyRain on
Of course they fled to Brampton, their safe haven..
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>A murder trial has heard that Arnold and Joanne De Jong hosted a “joyful” family celebration at their Abbotsford, B.C., home, on May 8, 2022, with a family member later telling police they were “alive and well” when she left at 10 p.m.
>But when family members couldn’t reach them the next day, a son-in-law visited and found Joanne De Jong dead before calling police, who quickly determined they were dealing with a double homicide, Crown prosecutor Dorothy Tsui said.
>The trial of the three men accused of killing the couple in a violent invasion got under way Monday, with the prosecution alleging the suspects were motivated by “debt, financial pressure and greed.”
>Tsui said one of the suspects, Gurkaran Singh, had arrived in Canada on a student visa on April 16, less than a month before the killings.
>She said Gurkaran Singh was supposed to go to Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek, B.C., but he never made it there.
>He and co-accused Abhijeet Singh and Khushveer Singh Toor have each pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of the De Jongs, who were allegedly robbed.
>Tsui told the court in the Crown’s opening statement that evidence will show the three men were connected to the couple through Abhijeet Singh’s cleaning company, which had done work on the couple’s home in July 2021 and April 2022.
>She said the De Jongs were found dead in separate bedrooms of the home, bound with rope, and a pathologist will testify that Joanne De Jong died by sharp and blunt force trauma and Arnold De Jong by asphyxiation.
>Tsui says Gurkaran Singh and Khushveer Singh Toor both deposited cheques for more than $5,000 into their bank accounts purportedly signed by Joanne De Jong shortly after the murders.
>The cheques both said in their memo lines that the payments were for “clean up of house,” Tsui said.
>“While processing the scene, a forensic identification officer heard a voice mail being left on the De Jong’s landline phone, indicating that there were suspicious transactions on a credit card,” she said.
>“The police quickly followed up on that lead and obtained banking records and phone records in an attempt to identify potential suspects.”
>Police later found that the suspicious purchases, which began around 4:30 a.m. on May 9, were associated with Rogers Communications accounts in the names of Abhijeet Singh and Khushveer Singh Toor.
>The Crown alleges “the three men acted as a team and violently confined the De Jongs in their separate bedrooms and murdered them,” stealing credit cards, cheques and a pressure washer that was later sold.
>She told the court that the suspects “hastily fled” British Columbia for Brampton, Ont., two day after the couple was killed before returning to B.C. and renting a Surrey basement suite, where they lived together until their arrest on Dec. 16, 2022.
>Tsui said there will be a “substantial body of circumstantial evidence” linking the men to the murders, including fingerprints, DNA on a weapon used in the murder found in the trunk of a car they used, as well as cellphone records, financial records, and evidence from electronic devices.
>
You get what you vote for. Canadian voters elected the Liberal Party for 10 years straight despite opening the floodgates to mass migration and making it even easier to get bail.
Why is anyone shocked?
I don’t even need to read the article, I know the murderer is not from Finland.
Importing only the best and brightest I see. /s
His immigration status will soon be “reviewed”
From the article—> She said Gurkaran Singh was supposed to go to Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek, B.C., but he never made it there.
Student Visa fraud.
More great vetting by the government.
JT was such a clown.
Just more evidence of how much our immigration system has become a complete and utter joke. It would be depressing if it wasn’t so infuriating.
Imagine getting murdered because the government doesn’t want to offend anybody
In before delete and lock.
Committing a home invasion and double murder just for 5,000 dollars, credit cards and a pressure washer? That is so fucked up. These guys should never see the light of day.
As a brown international student, I have no idea why Canada continues to import fake students to study in fake universities with campuses in plaza malls. They are causing damage to everyone. I am facing more racism now than i have 5 years ago when i first arrived and i don’t even blame them.
Sure glad our GDP looks alright though, thanks federal government!
Are people seriously surprised ?
A department ( IRCC) run by a incompetent minister
He just got lost on his way to class ?
Disappointed but not surprised. Next they’ll claim asylum and it’ll be a four year court battle to get them gone. Disappointing that’s what this country has become
This is sad. How is there not better checks and balances on the student visa system?
Of course they fled to Brampton, their safe haven..