Suspect accused of murdering Surrey’s Tori Dunn appears in court

The man accused of killing a woman at her Surrey home earlier this year made a virtual appearance at a provincial court Friday morning.

Thirty-year-old Tori Dunn was found at her Port Kells home with life-threatening injuries on the night of June 16. She later died from her injuries after being taken to hospital.

Forty-year-old Adam Troy Mann, from Ontario, has been charged with one count of second-degree murder in connection to the death and was in court Friday for a mostly procedural appearance.

At the time of Dunn’s killing, Mann was facing an unrelated aggravated assault charge for an alleged attack in Surrey three weeks earlier.

Dunn’s father, Aron, other family members, and friends gathered outside the courthouse, calling for justice ahead of Mann’s court appearance.

“We’re going to be making noise for a long time until we get the information that we feel we deserve,” said Aron, who was wearing a “Justice for Tori” T-shirt.

“You know, as a family and a community.”

Since the death of his daughter, he has been outspoken in his demand for change to the justice system. In June, Aron expressed that he felt “cheated” by the system.

“It’s difficult to have a sense that justice will be done. When the justice system already failed our family. Failed Tori. And if things don’t change, could continue to fail other families,” he said. 

Aron said the Dunn family’s hearts are broken, and they want answers.

“We want to know why the judge in this case allowed a violent offender back into our community,” he said.

He says while they are grieving, they are also very angry.

“We don’t want the story to be forgotten,” he said. “We don’t want Tori to be forgotten, because we want answers. Until we get them, we’re going to keep showing up and making noise.”

Court was adjourned Friday as Crown continues its disclosure to defence. Mann is slated to appear back in court again in two weeks.