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Police ramp up hunt for killer Community seeks answers after murder of Surrey hockey mom Julie Paskall by Kevin Diakiw NEWTON RESIDENTS were expected to be pressing for answers to the com-
munity’s crime problems at a meeting on Monday night, following the brutal killing of a hockey mom at the Newton Arena last month. The Newton Community Association had originally planned a community forum on safety in February, but moved it forward because of the killing that has rocked the community. (Monday’s meeting took place after The Leader’s press deadline. Check www.surreyleader.com for updates). At 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 29, 53-year-old Julie Paskall was waiting to pick up her 16-yearold son who was volunteering as a referee at a tournament at the Newton Arena at 7120 136B St. Paskall, a longtime time-keeper with Surrey Minor Hockey, was waiting in the parkSgt. Adam MacIntosh ing lot when someone clubbed her in the head with a blunt object. She succumbed to her injuries last Tuesday morning (Dec. 31). 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. The Surrey RCMP did not inform the public about that attack because they didn’t believe it was severe enough or represented a trend. Members of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) are now sending out a new appeal for witnesses. “We have received a substantial amount of tips – over 30 – which we are ver 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
“We have received a substantial amount of tips...”
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A memorial grows outside Newton Arena in memory of Julie Paskall, who was killed outside the facility in late December.
See PASKALL / Page 4
Woman who fell from Surrey highrise identified Maurine Arogie called family for help prior to death by Kevin Diakiw THE WOMAN who died in a 26-storey
fall from a Surrey highrise on Wednes-
day morning is Maurine Arogie, also known as Maurine Rinny. While not much is listed about her on her Facebook site, Arogie was named as Student of the Month in December 2013 at Guildford Learning Centre. At 1 a.m. on New Year’s Day, 19-yearold Arogie plunged from a Whalley highrise at 9938 Whalley Blvd., near
the King George SkyTrain Station. The Leader has learned Arogie had called her father earlier saying she was being beaten. A family member then called Surrey RCMP. When Mounties arrived, they saw her tumbling from the tower. The Integrated Homicide InvestigaSee DEATH / Page 4
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