Tuesday January 7, 2014 (Vol. 39 No. 2)
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Leaving the nest: The Surrey Eagles are going to have to find new sources of offence going forward, after trading away two top scorers and watching another go down with an injury on the weekend. i see page 15
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Mother killed outside Newton Arena, as police see pattern in earlier attack at bus loop
Vigilance urged as police hunt killer Kevin Diakiw Black Press
Surrey RCMP are issuing a public warning after a 53-year-old woman was fatally attacked while waiting to pick up her teenage son outside Newton Arena last week. Julie Paskall – a longtime volunteer with Surrey Minor Hockey – was waiting in the parking lot for her 16-yearold son, a referee, at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 29,
when someone clubbed her in the head and beat her with a blunt object. She succumbed Tuesday. Police believe the killer, who is still at large, may be the same person who attacked a woman getting off a bus at the Newton bus exchange on Dec. 16. Surrey RCMP did not issue a news release about the earlier attack because they didn’t believe it was severe enough or represented a trend.
Following last week’s fatality, members of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team have issued repeated appeals for witnesses. “We have received a substantial amount of tips – over 30 – which we are very grateful for,” said IHIT Sgt. Adam MacIntosh. “Some of those tips are going to lead to advance the investigation and some are not, it’s the simple nature of the beast.”
A command post was set up at the Newton Arena on Thursday, and on the weekend, posters were distributed. “Due to the circumstances of this tragic incident, we are asking the public to be extra vigilant,” Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said. “It is important that people are aware of their surroundings when they are out and that they keep their valuables concealed. i see page 4
Julie Paskall
Inmate assaulted
Molester release rejected Sheila Reynolds Black Press
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Victim Amritpal Saran’s sister, Simrit, and mother, Jatinder, attend an IHIT news conference Monday to announce suspects were arrested last week.
Charred remains found last February, followed by two women a week apart in August
Surrey man charged in three deaths Police have announced charges against a Surrey man in connection with three separate murders – one in Surrey and two in New Westminster – last year. Sarbjit Bains has been charged in connection with the deaths of Jill Lyons and Karen Nabors, both found dead in a New Westminster apart-
ment in August, and Amritpal Saran, whose charred remains were found on Colebrook Road in Surrey in February 2013. According to court documents, three murder charges were sworn last week against Bains, 32. He faces two first-degree murder charges for allegedly killing Lyons and Nabors, and
second-degree murder and interference with a dead body charges in relation to Saran’s death. A woman, Evelina Urbaniak, 36, is also charged with accessory after the fact and interference with a dead body for her alleged role in Saran’s death. i see page 2
A Surrey man who has served 16 months of a four-year jail sentence for molesting a boy has been denied full and day parole because he still poses a risk to society. The man – who can only be identified as R.R.B. due to a publication ban – admitted in 2012 to sexually assaulting a minor. Two other charges of sexual exploitation involving two boys were stayed. Though R.R.B. had been identified repeatedly in media coverage, an appeal decision last May banned publication of his name because his victim was a family friend. During his trial, the court heard that R.R.B. molested the child for at least five years. The abuse ended when the boy was 14 and his mother discovered sexually explicit text-message conversations on her son’s cellphone. A Parole Board of Canada decision dated Dec. 17, 2013 said R.R.B. scored well on tests assessing recidivism, but his case-management team views him at a higher risk. “When one considers your repeated offending over multiple years, reports of additional victims i see page 4
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