“When I went to the hospital, the doctors told me that the weapon directly pierced his heart, which is why he died.”
Harshpreet Sethi, Mehakpreet’s father
The father of 18 year-old Mehakpreet Sethi, who was stabbed to death at a parking lot of a school in Surrey, told a news channel that he regretted moving to Canada along with his children, reported IANS.
Sethi died in the hospital after being attacked with a knife by a 17 year-old student of Tamanawis Secondary School in the Newton area, on November 22. “When I went to the hospital, the doctors told me that the weapon directly pierced his heart, which is why he died,” Harshpreet Sethi, Mehakpreet’s father said.
The family moved from Dubai to Canada eight years ago. Originally from Punjab’s Faridkot district, Harshpreet Sethi said, “I came to Canada with the hope that my children will have a better future, they will be safe… Now I am regretting why I came to this country along with my children.”
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Mehakpreet was not a member of the school community, according to a statement released by the acting principal of Tamanawis Secondary School
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He had gone there to pick up his younger brother Bhavpreet, who studies in the eighth grade
Harshpreet Sethi told a local TV channel that the attacker could have slapped him, hit his arm or legs, instead of taking his son’s life.
Police said that a fight broke out between Sethi and a 17-year-old boy that ended with the teen being stabbed. The suspect has been taken into custody after being identified by the witnesses.
“What kind of upbringing his parents have given him (suspect)?” Sethi asked, adding that it was not easy to bring up children for 18 years, and then lose them in an incident like this.
Mehakpreet was not a member of the school community, according to a statement released by the acting principal of Tamanawis Secondary School. He had gone there to pick up his younger brother Bhavpreet, who studies in the eighth grade.
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