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Parisian suffered a serious but non-life-threatening injury from a police dog during his arrest and was treated in hospital before being taken to jail, said Addison. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. was notified of his injuries.
No one was injured in the confrontation at the park. One person was arrested on an outstanding warrant unrelated to the situation.
Police believe Singh, who lived alone, was assaulted around 6 a.m. Sunday inside her house. She likely lay on the floor for hours until a friend asked police to do a well-being check later that morning.
Addison said he would not comment on why police believe the suspects were posing as police officers as it is likely to form part of any court case. He also would not comment on a possible motive for the attack or whether the victim knew the suspects.
Katie Lewis, vice-president of the Strathcona Residents’ Association, called Singh’s death “tragically sad,” but wasn’t surprised to hear about the situation in the park.
“This shouldn’t be allowed to continue,” she said of the camp. “I don’t want to demonize anyone. People who are homeless are homeless, but at the same time our neighbourhood has been deserted by the park board and the city.”
Fry, who said he and three other councillors were threatened in the park on Wednesday, says he’ll make the Strathcona Park situation a matter of urgent business at the next meeting of city council.
“There are incredibly vulnerable people sleeping rough in that camp and people who we do need to help and assist, but there are also people who are taking advantage of the situation and who are in that camp to operate criminal activities,” said Fry.
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