Hundreds in Surrey mourn woman killed in apparent murder-suicide
Posted November 30, 2019 1:36 pm.
Last Updated November 30, 2019 8:01 pm.
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SURREY (NEWS 1130) – Candles and flowers lined Surrey’s Holland Park Saturday evening, to remember the life of a 21-year-old international student who was killed in an apparent murder-suicide earlier this month.
Dupinder Saran is with the group One Voice Canada and says Prabhleen Matharu’s murder was a tragic loss and says the vigil was meant to send a strong message.
“We need to stop violence against women, we need to stop violence against youth, we need to be supportive in whatever means they need, (even) if that means trying to talk to politicians about policy changes.”
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Matharu was found dead in a Surrey home earlier this month the victim of a homicide.
The body of an 18-year-old man was also found in the home.
Matharu had come to Canada on a student visa in 2016 and was studying as an international student at Langara College in Vancouver.
Saran adds that international students are also worried regarding their safety.
“There are many, many concerns coming up,” she says.
IHIT and the RCMP have not revealed more information, due to privacy laws .
