4 men charged with 1st-degree murder in death of 19-year-old in Abbotsford, B.C.
5th man charged with charged with forcible confinement
Homicide investigators say four men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 19-year-old man in Abbotsford, B.C., in January.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) said 21-year-old Ravdeep Gill of Winnipeg, 26-year-old Harmandeep Gill of Brampton, Ont. have been charged with first-degree murder and forcible confinement, as have Surrey residents Jaskaran Singh, 20, and Bipanpreet Singh, 22.
A fifth man, 19-year-old Inderpreet Khosa of Abbotsford, has been charged with forcible confinement.
IHIT said just before 2 a.m. PT on Jan. 27, witnesses reported seeing a man being assaulted and taken away in a vehicle from the 2900 block of Abbotsford's Victoria Street.
Three hours later, police say the 19-year-old victim was found in Surrey's Crescent Beach area with severe injuries. He later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.