Pinoy teen killed in British Columbia, suspect arrested- report
MANILA, Philippines-A 24-year-old Filipino who was on his way home from a date was stabbed to death in British Columbia, Canada last week.
Charle Dalde died an hour after he was rushed to a nearby hospital on April 14, the Richmond Review reported.
The suspect, Umut Ari, 24, was arrested by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) two days after the incident. Ari was turned in by his own brother.
The report quoted IHIT spokesperson Cpl. Dale Carr as saying that what happened to Dalde was a "vicious unprovoked attack" and that there is nothing to suggest that the victim and suspect knew one another.
Investigators have not yet determined the motive for the killing.
Dalde's father Cezar said that while he welcomes the arrest of the suspect, he still feels sad that his son was gone.
Ari is charged with second-degree murder.
Walking home
According to the report, Dalde had taken the bus from his girlfriend's home in Surrey and was on his way to his apartment on Lansdowne Road at around 9 pm last Monday when the incident occurred.
A witness earlier told the Richmond Review that a black-haired guy with a pony tail behind his ears was seen running from the crime scene after the incident happened
At the time of the stabbing incident, Dalde’s mother, Harlyn, had heard a ruckus in the fire lane that divides several apartment buildings south of Lansdowne Road.
Both her husband and youngest son, Cehar, 18, recalled hearing noises outside, the Richmond Review said.
Not long after, Cezar saw a police officer string up yellow police tape in the distance, and then minutes after that, they got a phone call from Richmond Hospital.
Wrongful arrest?
As they were about to leave, another call came, this time from police who told all three of them to come out of their apartment unarmed.
The three were surprised to see several police officers pointing their guns and ordering them to lie on the ground with their arms behind their heads.
All of them were handcuffed, but released after their apartment was searched.
The Canadian dream
Harlyn told the Richmond Review that she and her husband made sacrifices to give their sons a promising future in Canada.
After working for some time there, she petitioned her sons to join her.
Harlyn’s son wanted to become a licensed practical nurse after studying medical technology in the Philippines.
He graduated from R.C. Palmer Secondary and was attending Vancouver Community College to upgrade his English language skills.
The 24-year-old was also juggling school work with a part-time job at Hudsons, a souvenir store at the Vancouver International Airport.
Dalde is not the first Filipino teen to die this year from stabbing.
High school student Deward Ponte, 15, was stabbed to death on January 27, 2008 in a neighborhood Park in East Vancouver.
Ponte and his sister were sponsored by their mother in Canada after working in the country for five years.
Police said the Filipino teen was a victim of a fight between two groups of teenagers in Gray’s Park near the 1000 block of East 33rd Avenue.
Mark Joseph Ubalde, GMANews.TV
Charle Dalde died an hour after he was rushed to a nearby hospital on April 14, the Richmond Review reported.
The suspect, Umut Ari, 24, was arrested by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) two days after the incident. Ari was turned in by his own brother.
The report quoted IHIT spokesperson Cpl. Dale Carr as saying that what happened to Dalde was a "vicious unprovoked attack" and that there is nothing to suggest that the victim and suspect knew one another.
Investigators have not yet determined the motive for the killing.
Dalde's father Cezar said that while he welcomes the arrest of the suspect, he still feels sad that his son was gone.
Ari is charged with second-degree murder.
Walking home
According to the report, Dalde had taken the bus from his girlfriend's home in Surrey and was on his way to his apartment on Lansdowne Road at around 9 pm last Monday when the incident occurred.
A witness earlier told the Richmond Review that a black-haired guy with a pony tail behind his ears was seen running from the crime scene after the incident happened
At the time of the stabbing incident, Dalde’s mother, Harlyn, had heard a ruckus in the fire lane that divides several apartment buildings south of Lansdowne Road.
Both her husband and youngest son, Cehar, 18, recalled hearing noises outside, the Richmond Review said.
Not long after, Cezar saw a police officer string up yellow police tape in the distance, and then minutes after that, they got a phone call from Richmond Hospital.
Wrongful arrest?
As they were about to leave, another call came, this time from police who told all three of them to come out of their apartment unarmed.
The three were surprised to see several police officers pointing their guns and ordering them to lie on the ground with their arms behind their heads.
All of them were handcuffed, but released after their apartment was searched.
The Canadian dream
Harlyn told the Richmond Review that she and her husband made sacrifices to give their sons a promising future in Canada.
After working for some time there, she petitioned her sons to join her.
Harlyn’s son wanted to become a licensed practical nurse after studying medical technology in the Philippines.
He graduated from R.C. Palmer Secondary and was attending Vancouver Community College to upgrade his English language skills.
The 24-year-old was also juggling school work with a part-time job at Hudsons, a souvenir store at the Vancouver International Airport.
Dalde is not the first Filipino teen to die this year from stabbing.
High school student Deward Ponte, 15, was stabbed to death on January 27, 2008 in a neighborhood Park in East Vancouver.
Ponte and his sister were sponsored by their mother in Canada after working in the country for five years.
Police said the Filipino teen was a victim of a fight between two groups of teenagers in Gray’s Park near the 1000 block of East 33rd Avenue.
Mark Joseph Ubalde, GMANews.TV
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