Apr. 16, 2022 "Teen dies in hospital after assault outside Edmonton high school": Today I found this article by Adam Lachacz on CTV news:
A teenager who was attacked outside of McNally High School in Edmonton earlier this month has died.
Around 2:44 p.m. on April 8, the Edmonton Police Service responded to a report of an assault outside the school. When officers arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy with life-threatening injuries.
The teen was taken to hospital after police, firefighters, and paramedics provided first aid on scene. He died Friday, police said.
Homicide detectives have now taken over the investigation.
Police said that "a number of youth suspects have been identified and more information will be forthcoming."
An autopsy is scheduled for April 20.
"This tragedy has affected so many, but this is not a time for anger or hatred – this is a time to grieve and heal as a community,” said Staff Sgt. Colin Leathem, in a statement.
"Our crime and trauma-informed support services team is working collaboratively with the Edmonton Public School Board to offer supports to anyone who has been impacted."
'THE UNIMAGINABLE'
Darrel Robertson, Edmonton Public Schools superintendent, said the division's crisis team was at McNally last week and will continue to support staff and students in the coming weeks.
"I want to start off by expressing our sincere condolences to the family," he said at a press conference Saturday. "Our hearts are certainly with them, with our McNally school community, with our students, our staff and everyone impacted by what is really the unimaginable.
"I know there's going to be a lot of folks searching for answers, for understanding of what happened," he added. "The reality is whatever answers that we're going to discover in the coming days and weeks are going to fall well short of our expectations."
Due to privacy, the school district will not be releasing the teenager's name at this time, Robertson said.
"This is a very challenging time, so we will respect that privacy," Robertson said, adding that division staff have reached out to family members to offer support.
"Now needs to be the time for us to come together as a community and begin healing."
Adriana LaGrange, Alberta's education minister, said she was joining the school community in grieving the loss of the young student.
"I am heartbroken to hear of the tragic loss of an Alberta high school student, who passed away following a violent attack on school grounds," LaGrange said in a statement on Twitter.
Edmonton Public Schools is the city's largest school district, with 107,000 students. Robertson said he wants to ensure parents that all schools in the division are safe.
"I want parents to know our schools are amazing places and we work very hard to ensure the success of our kids and that includes their safety," he said. "Safety is obviously of paramount importance to all of our schools across the division."
With files from CTV News Edmonton's Steven Dyer
Teen dies due to injuries after assault: EPS | CTV News
Apr. 17, 2022 "'A jewel of a child': Family remembers teen who died after attack at Edmonton high school": Today I found this article on Yahoo news:
The family of the teenage boy who died after he was assaulted outside an Edmonton high school are remembering him as a gentle boy who liked to cook.
Karanveer Sahota, called Karan by his family, was attacked outside McNally High School on April 8, less than a month after his 16th birthday. The Grade 10 student died a week later.
His cousins, Monica Binns and Shivleen Sidhu, say they don't know why anyone would attack the quiet boy who took care of his mother and little sister.
"This kind of stuff doesn't happen to good people like Karan," Binns said.
She and Sidhu both described being in a state of disbelief when they first heard the news that Sahota was in the hospital. Sidhu said she expected only minor injuries, adding she hoped he would only be in the hospital for a few days.
"I sometimes still wake up in disbelief that Karan is not physically with us," she said.
'A jewel of a child'
Sidhu looks back fondly on her memories of Sahota as a baby. She said she lived across the street from him and would help her aunt by getting diapers.
"I remember every day I would be with him, playing with him. I was so excited," she said of being a big cousin.
As Sahota grew older, his cousins say he became an active child, always full of energy and affection.
To combat boredom and express creativity, Binns said Sahota developed a passion for cooking.
She said he not only cooked for his family, but also enjoyed cooking for his friends.
"And it's a unique attribute because it's just not something you'd generally find in our community," Binns said.
On top of that, Binns said Sahota was eager to take care of his mother and younger sister. His mom would come home from work and Sahota would have washed all the dishes, she said.
"He was a good kid. Like, he just was just a jewel of a child," Binns said.
While many of Sahota's friends had cars, Binns said he was fine taking the bus. He never asked his mom for money either, she said.
"All he wanted to do was alleviate his mom's burden," Binns said. "And he just couldn't wait to grow up and to help her out."
Suspects identified
Both Sidhu and Binns spent time with Sahota in the hospital after he was attacked. They said they talked to him, held his hands and brushed his hair, just like they had when he was little.
"I know he was listening," Binns said.
The women said they expected him to wake up one day and they would be able to ask what had happened.
"And now we'll never get the chance to do that," Sidhu said.
Homicide detectives are now investigating the case. Edmonton Police Services say a number of youth suspects have been identified.
For now, Sidhu says she hopes for justice but also says "nothing will ever be enough" to make up for the loss of her cousin.
"Our family is completely destroyed," Binn said. "How we begin to heal, I don't even know because it's not just one person it's hundreds of people."
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