A Canadian court convicts three men of first-degree murder in the killing of Arnold and Joanne De Jong, whose bodies were found in their Abbotsford home in May 2022. According to reports, the British Columbia Supreme Court judge, Brenda Brown, rules that the three defendants—Gurkaran Singh, Abhijeet Singh, and Khushveer Toor—play a “willing and integral” role in the deaths.
The court accepts the prosecution’s account that the killings are financially motivated. Prosecutors argue the men jointly plan a robbery and murder, and that the perpetrators take items including credit cards and cheques, as well as a power washer from the residence. Reports also state that the three worked together for a cleaning company owned by Abhijeet Singh, which had previously done work at the De Jongs’ home.
The defence, as described in coverage, contests that the deaths stem from a robbery that went wrong rather than a planned killing. The judge rejects this position and finds the defendants guilty of first-degree murder.
