| Date | Name | City | Province | Licensed | Victims | Deaths | Injuries | Suicide | Firearms | OIC Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Singh, Singh, Toor | Abbotsford | BC | No | 2 | 2 | 0 | No | No | No |
Rope, Tape
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Incident Summary:
On May 9, 2022, Arnold and Joanne de Jong, an elderly couple from Abbotsford, BC, were found dead in their beds with their hands and feet tied up. Three men, Gurkaran Singh, Abhijeet Singh, and Khushveer Toor, are facing first-degree murder charges in connection with their deaths.
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Three men are accused of murdering Arnold and Joanne De Jong in Abbotsford in 2022. The prosecution alleges they were motivated by "debt, financial pressure and greed." The couple was found dead in their home, with evidence suggesting they were bound by rope and suffered blunt force trauma. A trial has begun, with the Crown expecting to call at least 24 witnesses.
Three men, Gurkaran Singh, Abhijeet Singh, and Khushveer Toor, are facing first-degree murder charges in the deaths of an elderly Abbotsford, B.C., couple, Arnold and Joanne de Jong. The Crown alleges that the suspects cleaned the de Jong's home in the month before the killing and stole the couple's credit cards, cheques, and a pressure washer. The couple was found dead in their beds with their hands and feet tied up. The motive for the murders is unknown. The trial is expected to last eight weeks.
A murder trial has heard that Arnold and Joanne De Jong were found dead in their beds on May 9, 2022, after a family member reported they were "alive and well" the night before. The couple's hands and feet were bound with rope, and a large amount of blood was found around Joanne De Jong's head and neck. The trial of three men accused of killing the couple is underway, with the prosecution alleging the suspects were motivated by "debt, financial pressure, and greed." One of the suspects, Gurkaran Singh, had arrived in Canada on a student visa less than a month before the killings. The Crown alleges the suspects were connected to the couple through a cleaning company that had done work on their home.