After a lengthy trial, in the Superior Court of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, a jury on December 8 found the defendant Ibrahim Ali guilty of first-degree conviction in the murder of a Chinese girl in Metro Vancouver about six and a half years ago.
This means that the defendant faces life imprisonment and no parole for 25 years.
After the case, it aroused widespread concern in the Chinese community. Since the conclusion of the trial began on November 30, many local Chinese have demonstrated outside the courthouse to show solidarity with the victims' families and call for severe punishment to maintain community safety.
On July 18, 2017, a 13-year-old Chinese girl surnamed Shen who lives in Burnaby, Metro Vancouver, went missing after leaving her home in the evening, and her family called the police late that night. His body was found at Burnaby Park at midnight and presumed to have been killed by homicide. After more than a year of investigation, ** arrested Ali, a 28-year-old male suspect at the time, in September 2018. DNA was found in the body of the slain girl.
Ali is a Syrian refugee who entered Canada in the first 17 months and has been granted permanent residency in the country. ** Earlier it was stated that the suspect had no criminal record and that the case was a random crime.
The case was first heard by jury on April 5 this year in the Superior Court of British Columbia**. The trial was originally expected to last about three months, but due to the mental and physical health of the accused, threats of violence against the defence lawyer, etc., the trial was repeatedly delayed and ended up lasting about eight months.
The prosecution accused the defendant of dragging the victim girl into the woods of the park to commit ** and killing her. Dozens of prosecution witnesses testified, while the defence did not call any witnesses to appear during the trial.
At the end of the closing arguments, the jury asked the judge to explain the difference between first-degree, second-degree, and manslaughter. Subsequently, the jury quickly reached a verdict that the defendant was guilty of a first-degree crime.
*: China News Network.
Original title: "The defendant in the murder case of a Chinese girl in Vancouver, Canada, was found guilty of first-degree ** crime" (Yu Ruidong).
Editor: Menrui.
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