Family and friends of slain SFU student Maple Batalia were moved to tears as more than 200 people showed up to a vigil marking the one year anniversary of her death. Batalia, a health sciences student and aspiring actress and model, was gunned down in the parking lot of SFU's Surrey campus. Her sister, Roseleen says her family is devastated, but … [Read more...]
Father of slain student pleas for witnesses
October 7, 2011 by
SURREY, B.C. - The father of a 19-year-old student shot dead last month on a Surrey, B.C. university campus is pleading for anyone with information about his daughter's killer to come forward.Upwards of 50 police officers have been investigating the slaying of Maple Batalia, a model, actor and student who died after being shot on the Simon Fraser … [Read more...]
Possible ex-boyfriend of slain teen arrested for assault
October 3, 2011 by
Police investigating last week's murder of SFU student Maple Batalia say no arrests have been made, but a man facing assault charges in another matter linked to the victim turned himself in this morning. RCMP Corporal Drew Grainger says he was wanted for attacking two 19-year old's at a Tim Horton's in Surrey. He says 19 year old Gurjinder … [Read more...]
