Kelowna city councillor and Indo-Canadian Mohini Singh says the attack on a young international student at a Kelowna bus stop Friday night has her in shock.
91裸聊视频淚 had to see it for myself. I went to see him and he was lying on his bed with his eyes literally closed. I put my hand on his arm and asked how he was and he could barely talk.91裸聊视频�
Gagandeep Singh, 21, was attacked after using city transit to return home from the grocery store. His turban was ripped off and he was beaten and dragged by his hair by 15 to 20 people.
91裸聊视频淚 spoke to a couple of lawyers91裸聊视频� and they said it falls within that definition [of a hate crime], but now it91裸聊视频檚 in the hands of the RCMP.91裸聊视频�
Mohini says it91裸聊视频檚 not part of the city91裸聊视频檚 mandate to support the victim, but many people have stepped up to help, whether it be from donations to the GoFundMe page or phone calls to higher people for action.
Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick said once he heard the young man left Kelowna General Hospital over fears of medical bills, he did what any MLA would do.
91裸聊视频淥ne (call) to the Minister of Health and one to the CEO of the Interior Health Authority and I asked them if they could be of any assistance. I got a phone call back from the CEO of Interior Health and a text back from the minister, and the CEO basically said if he has a health issue he should go back to emergency and not have to worry about not having health coverage.91裸聊视频�
Gagandeep received care at KGH Sunday evening before returning home to rest.
91裸聊视频淭his is quite unusual for our country and our province and our city and I hope it never happens again,91裸聊视频� Letnick said.
91裸聊视频淔or those people out there that were involved, I would expect that once the police have done their investigation they91裸聊视频檒l be getting a phone call or a knock on the door. If I was them I would probably go to the police myself ahead of time and express some remorse and go from there.91裸聊视频�
Gagandeep is in Kelowna as an international student at Focus College.
Vice President of Operations Brian Schumacher says he has spoken with Gagandeep and assured him not to worry about his classes right now.
91裸聊视频淲hen I first chatted with Gagandeep he was concerned about his classes and I said there91裸聊视频檚 nothing to worry about there.91裸聊视频�
Schumacher says this isn91裸聊视频檛 something anyone can plan for and no student should have to go through.
91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 extremely fortunate to be surrounded by people who care, that was very evident. And it91裸聊视频檚 not just the folks in his immediate vicinity, but there91裸聊视频檚 a community here that91裸聊视频檚 making sure that Gagandeep is going to get the care, the aftercare that he needs once the physical harm has been dealt with.91裸聊视频�
brittany.webster@blackpress.ca
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