One man was found dead on the waterfront of White Rock, B.C., on Tuesday morning. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has been deployed to investigate the incident. The body was found in the 15400-block of Marine Drive, a few blocks east of the White Rock Pier. No further details have been released at this time. This is the second violent incident on the city’s waterfront in three days. On Sunday, a man was stabbed in the neck near the pier in a seemingly random attack.
A couple who recently immigrated from India expresses fear for their safety after one of them was randomly stabbed near the White Rock pier. The victim, 28-year-old Jatinder Singh, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and requires stitches, hindering his ability to work. The couple, who arrived in British Columbia on February 18th, now faces financial difficulties and is considering returning to India due to the incident. White Rock Councillor Christopher Trevelyan describes the attack as “very unusual” and emphasizes the need for increased CCTV coverage to prevent future violence.
A woman whose husband was stabbed in White Rock, B.C., on Sunday evening is speaking out, saying they no longer feel safe in the country they came to just a couple months ago. Manpreet Kaur and her husband Jadinder Singh arrived in Canada from India two months ago and had just begun building their new life. The pair were attacked while sitting on a bench near the White Rock pier around 9 p.m. Kaur says her husband cried out and held his hand to his neck after being stabbed. The couple yelled at the man, but he did not run. Police confirm they found a 28-year-old victim and took them to hospital. Kaur says she was not allowed to go in the ambulance with her husband and was initially taken to the wrong hospital. She says the whole experience has been traumatizing and they do not know why they were attacked. Singh is now at home recovering, but Kaur says they are now looking at a large hospital bill and are unsure how they will afford it.
