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15yr Girl in Delta beaten to death

key2thecup

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I was wondering about this. They claim to have no evidence or witnesses. How did the police concluded so quickly that a bat was involved? Was there a bat found at the scene? If so, was DNA evidence (epithelia)discovered? Are they learning anything from the bat itself ie. where it may have come from or been possibly owned by, where/when it was bought, where/what is was made of etc? If not, why is it being reported that a bat was used. Were there splinters in her head or body? I realize a lot of this may not be released but it seems like this idea that a bat was involved is more media speculation than fact at this point. Or is it a red herring issued to keep the real killer off balance?

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The latest updates.

First it was a baseball bat as a possible weapon, now it is Hell Angels members attending the funeral of Laura Szendrei:

Brooks said investigators still can’t say if the 15-year-old was targeted by her killer or happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

While more than 150 tips have come in from the public, she said police still want to talk to anyone who was in the wooded area of Mackie Park between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sept. 25. Szendrei’s body was found about 1 p.m. that day.

“Police want to speak to those individuals to determine if they heard or saw anything that was suspicious in nature or something that was out of place in the area,” she said.

She said Delta is working with police agencies across the Lower Mainland and in Victoria on the case, comparing notes on any similar attacks.

“The Delta police are reviewing not only files and incidents that occur in our area, but also speaking and continuing to have communication with agencies across the Lower Mainland who have on-going investigations to determine if there are any connections,” she said.

She also confirmed that members of the Hells Angels were at Szendrei’s private funeral Wednesday and said investigators are looking at whether the family’s relationship with the bikers played any role in her death.

“We are considering all possibilities,” Brooks said.

“We were aware that there were members of the Hells Angels at this funeral. They were there to pay tribute to a friend whose daughter was tragically taken from him.”

But she said police are not ruling anything out in the early days of the investigation.

“We are dealing in the real world. We can’t solve these things in minutes, hours. It takes time. We need to be methodical and thorough,” she said.

“There is an urgency that we sense to be able to develop information with respect to a suspect or suspects.”

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Two girls facing second-degree murder charges in the death of a 16-year-old girl near a Thunder Bay, Ont., bike path made their second court appearance Thursday.

The girls, 14 and 15, arrived in the youth court chambers in handcuffs. One stood throughout most of the remand hearing, shifting from foot to foot and smiling at a family member in the room.

The other girl sat, neither showing anxiety about the charges they face. The girls were charged Monday and have remained in custody since. Thursday's hearing lasted just minutes.

On Sept. 21, a passerby found the body of a 16-year-old girl in a wooded area near a bike path in the northern part of the city. An autopsy showed the girl died of "multiple blunt-force trauma injuries," police spokesman Chris Adams said Monday.

Police have said little else about the case or the relationship the teens had with the dead girl. Investigators have said, though, that they believe alcohol was involved.

The victim has not been identified, but it has been revealed she was from the remote First Nations community of Sachigo Lake in the extreme northwest of Ontario, and was living in Thunder Bay with her mother and other family members while her mother attended school.

Crown attorney Trevor Jukes told Justice Gary Kunnas he had yet to receive disclosure from the police, so he had been unable to forward the background information to the girls' lawyers.

Dave Dubinsky and Chris Watkins, both experienced criminal lawyers, represented the accused girls in court.

The two sides agreed to a month-long adjournment while police evidence is disclosed to them. The next court date is set for Oct. 28.

They cannot be identified because they are protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

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