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CITYBEAT - CITY OF CALGARY PRESS RELEASE
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CALGARY POLICE SERVICE NEWS RELEASE
This morning, Thursday, February 23, 2006, a charge of second
degree murder and two counts of attempted murder were laid by
the Crown against 18-year-old Samrat Ramnik Singh DHUNA in
relation to the Calgary Police Service's ongoing Homicide
Unit and Traffic Section investigation into the New Year's
Day death of Raminder Dhadda.
Ms. Dhadda was struck and killed by a vehicle on a Kensington
-area street and two others were critically injured moments
after they had left a private New Year's Eve party. A fourth
person was also hit and suffered minor injuries.
DHUNA was taken into custody this morning and charged with
the new offences shortly after he arrived at provincial court
to appear before a justice in connection with the charges
laid against him on New Year's Day.
"As a result of the Calgary Police Service Homicide Unit and
Traffic Section investigation into the incident, and
consultation with the Crown Prosecutors' Office, the charges
now being proceeded with best reflect the conduct that is
alleged to have occurred on the morning of January 1, 2006,"
said Staff Sergeant Barry Cochran of the Homicide Unit.
"Additionally, based on the totality of the evidence, it is
further alleged that DHUNA's actions intended to cause
grievous bodily harm and/or death."
In addition to the charge of second degree murder and two
counts of attempted murder, Samrat Ramnik Singh DHUNA was
also charged today with two counts of aggravated assault; one
count of assault with a weapon (motor vehicle); four counts
of hit and run; and two counts of criminal negligence in the
operation of a motor vehicle.
Samrat Ramnik Singh DHUNA was scheduled to appear in Court of
Queen's Bench this afternoon for a bail hearing.
Second Degree Murder Charge Laid In New Year's Day Hit And Run
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