More psychiatric tests ordered for accused killer
Scene of the August 2008 shooting incident that killed 47-year-old Manjit Sandhu and seriously wounded her 23-year-old daughter Sabrina.
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Updated: August 26, 2009 3:46 PM
A third round of psychiatric testing has been ordered for Harpaljit Sandhu, the 54-year-old Surrey man charged with the August 2008 attack that killed his 47-year-old wife Manjit and seriously wounded the couple's 23-year-old daughter Sabrina.
The order was issued by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Peter Leask over the objection of the Crown Prosecutor's office.
His two-week long jury trial is scheduled to begin in New Westminster on October 5.
Sandhu was charged with one count of second degree murder and one count of attempted murder using a firearm in connection with the shooting of his wife and daughter at the family home in Newton.
Surrey RCMP were called to a house at 14366 72 Ave. to investigate reports of shots fired where they found the two women with gunshot wounds.
Sandhu’s wife was pronounced dead at the scene.
Their daughter survived.
At the time a neighbour, who did noy want their name used, said the Sandhu family was renting the upper portion of the home.
The youngest son, 12, was over at their house visiting with her brother Tuesday afternoon when he was called by his older sister and told to come home.
Shortly after that, the neighbour saw police officers in the back alley, both uniformed and undercover.
She described the family as cheerful.
“They were really social with my little brother because they would be at each other’s houses every day,” she said.
The family moved into the house about a year ago, but were planning on moving back to Penticton at the end of the month.
Harpaljit Sandhu, who also went by the name Paul, was the owner of financially-troubled Penticton Luxury Taxi & Limo Services Ltd.
In July 2007 the company licence was suspended one month for inconsistent vehicle safety and inadequate record keeping.
Manjit Sandhu worked as a housekeeper at Peace Arch Hospital.
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