Lankan arrested in Toronto

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Toronto police have arrested a Sri lankan man and charged him in connection with the death of a 20-year-old university student.

The victim Vincent Dang was struck by a vehicle in Toronto's entertainment district and killed at about 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 27. His death was later ruled a homicide.

On Tuesday, police said they arrested 26-year-old Naveen Ariaratnam at Pearson Airport as he stepped off a flight from Sri Lanka. He has been charged with second-degree murder.

Investigators allege Ariaratnam deliberately ran Dang down in his SUV after an altercation at a nightclub.

Police were originally called to the Rockwood Club on Mercer Street at around 2 a.m. on the day of the homicide, because of a fight between two groups of men, including Dang. Bouncers broke up the fight, and both groups left.

Security camera footage from businesses in the area showed Dang and several friends walking along Wellington Street. A grey or light-blue Chevy Suburban is seen turning west onto Wellington and drives the wrong way down the one-way street.

The SUV then makes a U-turn and drives toward the group. It mounts the sidewalk, hits Dang and drives away.

Dang died later in hospital.

Ariaratnam is scheduled to make a court appearance on Wednesday.

CBC.ca

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Comments - 16

nalakalk Wednesday, 15 December 2010 03:50 AM

Ariaratnam is scheduled to make a court appearance on Wednesday.

arjuna Wednesday, 15 December 2010 04:09 AM

What else can they do? They are trained to kill. Have fun Canada. What a pity? Pet bite the master.

Saman Fernando Wednesday, 15 December 2010 04:16 AM

Await Canada!!!

There will be more and more criminals.
Please give more and more political asylum to terrorists.

Saman

YURI Wednesday, 15 December 2010 04:19 AM

Say its Tamil, not Sri Lankan. Sri Lankan never commit Murder.

pasel Wednesday, 15 December 2010 05:49 AM

Hit and run is a crime in north America
Who ever he is?
I don't know about in sri lanka . no camera and less investication.

Anemagekata Wednesday, 15 December 2010 05:54 AM

Canada,

You reap what you sow.

Gamunu putha Wednesday, 15 December 2010 05:58 AM

everybody knows that this TAMIL people spoiled every where in the world.. good lession for canada and western..

Comman Man Wednesday, 15 December 2010 06:48 AM

This may be just the beginning, Thanks Canada for taking boat people. Take some more please. May Dang attain Nibbana.

Fair N Square Wednesday, 15 December 2010 07:58 AM

Why call him a Lankan? didn't he denounce Sri-Lankan citizenship when he took oaths ? and how did he take a flight from SL? there are no direct flights from Sl to Canada.

When negative things happen associate SL and IF he was the inventor of a cure fo aids or something to that effect call him a CANADIAN. SIGH

Foresight Wednesday, 15 December 2010 09:37 AM

Sounds like another knife wielding, money extorting type of 'Sri Lankan' in Toronto, the same kind that blocked traffic on main motor ways causing total chaos several months back. Can't expect any better from these types. Crime comes so naturally to them.

xlntgson Wednesday, 15 December 2010 09:51 AM

@Fair N Square, Spot On!

micky Wednesday, 15 December 2010 11:00 AM

most of the tamils in aborad are not sri lankans. Those r from virtual Eelam

tamilsalafi website Wednesday, 15 December 2010 07:29 PM

Night clubs + drunkards = Crime (obvious)

pasel Wednesday, 15 December 2010 08:50 PM

He visited to sri lanka and return back to Toronto means he is not LTTE only a poor Tamil

jayasiri Wednesday, 15 December 2010 09:53 PM

Those Tamils are a disgrace to human kind!

CHANILA Thursday, 23 December 2010 04:33 AM

not only the srilankan tamil doing this horrible thing .everyday every where hit and run happens.don.t humiliated people

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