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BC Court Convicts Three for Financially-Motivated De Jong Murders

5/9/2026

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The British Columbia Supreme Court convicted Gurkaran Singh, Abhijeet Singh and Khushveer Toor of murdering Arnold and Joanne De Jong.
The verdict said the murders were financially motivated and meant to rob De Jongs of credit cards, cheques and a power washer.
DNA, the rope that bound Arnold De Jong and a baseball bat linked them to the crime.
Abhijeet Singh searched how murderers are punished in Canada, with sentencing set for May 28.

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The British Columbia Supreme Court convicted Gurkaran Singh, Abhijeet Singh and Khushveer Toor of murdering Arnold and Joanne De Jong.
The verdict said the murders were financially motivated and meant to rob De Jongs of credit cards, cheques and a power washer.
DNA, the rope that bound Arnold De Jong and a baseball bat linked them to the crime.
Abhijeet Singh searched how murderers are punished in Canada, with sentencing set for May 28.