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Three Indian-origin persons person been recovered blameworthy of first-degree execution by a tribunal successful Canada successful transportation with the sidesplitting of a mates successful Abbotsford, according to section broadcaster CBC News.
Arnold and Joanne De Jong were recovered dormant successful their Abbotsford residence successful May 2022.
Four years later, British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Brenda Brown connected Friday (May 8, 2026) ruled that Gurkaran Singh, Abhijeet Singh and Khushveer Toor played a consenting and integral relation successful the couple’s murder, the broadcaster reported.
The justice agreed with prosecutors that the murders were financially motivated and rejected defence arguments that the deaths resulted from a robbery that went wrong, the study said.
Plan to rob and kill
Prosecutors told the tribunal the 3 men had jointly planned to rob and termination the couple, and they stole recognition cards, cheques and a powerfulness washer from the house.
The 3 men worked unneurotic for a cleaning institution owned by Abhijeet Singh, which had antecedently carried retired enactment astatine the De Jongs’ home.
The accused, each successful their 20s, had pleaded not blameworthy to 2 counts each of first-degree execution astatine the commencement of the trial.
The mates were recovered dormant successful abstracted bedrooms, with Arnold’s caput and look wrapped successful duct portion portion Joanne was recovered with humor astir her. Their hands and feet were bound with rope.
Evidence presented
CBC News said prosecutors presented circumstantial grounds linking each 3 accused to the killings, including DNA recovered from the transgression scene, enactment allegedly utilized to necktie up Arnold De Jong and a metallic shot bat recovered from the suspects’ vehicle.
Prosecutors besides cited telephone information grounds showing Abhijeet Singh carried retired net searches aft speechmaking quality reports astir the killings, including searches related to however murderers are punished successful Canada, the study said.
Sentencing for the 3 is scheduled for May 28.
