Police identify suspects in alleged haunted house attack on boy, 8, in Surrey B.C.
The boy suffered neck injuries that required hospital treatment, and police say the carnival operator is cooperating with investigators.
- Surrey Police have identified two male suspects in the April 19 assault of an eight-year-old boy inside the Kreepy Kastle haunted house during Khalsa Day celebrations in Surrey.
- Located at the Gurdwara Dashmesh Darbar Sahib, the haunted house was one of several attractions set up outside the gurdwara for 10 days during Vaisakhi festivities when police responded to the assault call around 5 p.m.
- Investigators confirmed the attack was a stranger assault, and the child suffered neck injuries requiring hospital treatment. Staff from Shooting Star Amusements, which operates the haunted house, are not believed to be involved.
- Community assistance proved vital in identifying the two suspects, prompting the Surrey Police Service to thank the public for their help in the ongoing investigation.
- While the suspects have been identified, Surrey Police have not released further details on the circumstances surrounding the attack as the investigation remains active.
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Police identify suspects in alleged haunted house attack on boy, 8, in Surrey B.C.
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say they have identified two suspects in an alleged attack on an eight-year-old boy in a haunted house attraction during the city's Khalsa Day
Police identify suspects in alleged assault of child at Vaisakhi amusement rides in Surrey
Police have identified the two men who allegedly assaulted an eight-year-old boy inside a haunted house during the Khalsa Day festivities in Surrey. Surrey Police responded to an assault call in the parking lot of the gurdwara in the 12800-block of 85 Avenue around 5 p.m. on April 19. The alleged assault occurred inside a “haunted house amusement called Kreepy Kastle,” police said in a news release Friday (May 1). The house was one of several ri…
Suspects identified in alleged assault of child at Surrey Vaisakhi amusement rides
Police have identified the two men who allegedly assaulted an eight-year-old boy inside a haunted house during the Khalsa Day festivities in Surrey. Surrey Police responded to an assault call in the parking lot of the gurdwara in the 12800-block of 85 Avenue around 5 p.m. on April 19. The alleged assault occurred inside a “haunted house amusement called Kreepy Kastle,” police said in a news release Friday (May 1). The house was one of several ri…
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