Think jailed in Texas in connection to 2021 attack on missing out on female Elnaz Hajtamiri

York Regional Police state a guy desired in connection with the December 2021 attack of Elnaz Hajtamiri has actually been apprehended in Texas and extradited to Canada. Private investigators validated that 25-year-old Sukhpreet Singh of Mississauga was nabbed by the U.S. Marshals Service on Aug. 19 with support from Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, […]

Authorities state Hajtamiri, then 37, was struck with a frying pan by several suspects before the enemies ran away in an automobile. In 2022, 4 suspects were charged in connection with the attack, consisting of Hajtamiri's ex-boyfriend, Mohamad Lilo, who was apprehended by York Regional Police and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and charged with tried murder and tried kidnapping. Cops state 3 suspects dressed in phony authorities equipment required her from the home at gunpoint and left in a white Lexus RX SUV. In March 2023, cops jailed Krystal Lawrence of Brampton, charging her with kidnapping in connection with the Wasaga Beach kidnapping.

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York Regional Police state a male desired in connection with the December 2021 attack of Elnaz Hajtamiri has actually been jailed in Texas and extradited to Canada.

Private investigators verified that 25-year-old Sukhpreet Singh of Mississauga was apprehended by the U.S. Marshals Service on Aug. 19 with support from Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Austin Police Department.

Singh was extradited to York Region on Sept. 30 and has actually given that been charged with worsened attack and conspiracy to devote an indictable offense. He stays in custody.

Cops had actually released a Canada-wide warrant for Singh in 2023, determining him as a suspect in the violent attack on Hajtamiri in an underground parking lot in Richmond Hill.

Sukhpreet Singh of Mississauga

Investigators verified that 25-year-old Sukhpreet Singh of Mississauga was apprehended by the U.S. Marshals Service on Aug. 19. Image: YRP. Dec. 2021 attack information On Dec. 20, 2021, officers reacted to reports of an attack near Yonge Street and Bantry Avenue. Cops state Hajtamiri, then 37, was struck with a fry pan by several suspects before the enemies got away in a car. She was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

In 2022, 4 suspects were charged in connection with the attack, consisting of Hajtamiri’s ex-boyfriend, Mohamad Lilo, who was detained by York Regional Police and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and charged with tried murder and tried kidnapping. 3 more suspects were apprehended in 2023.

Singh’s arrest brings the overall variety of people charged in the Richmond Hill case to 8.

Elnaz Hajtamiri
Police state Elnaz Hajtamiri, 37, was drawn from a home in Wasaga Beach on Jan. 12, 2022


. Picture courtesy: OPP. Hajtamiri abducted weeks later on; stays missing

Simply weeks after the Richmond Hill attack, Hajtamiri was abducted on Jan. 12, 2022, from a relative’s home in Wasaga Beach. Authorities state 3 suspects worn phony cops equipment required her from the house at gunpoint and left in a white Lexus RX SUV. She has actually not been seen given that.

The OPP and York Regional Police continue to lead the examination into her disappearance. A $100,000 benefit stays in location for info resulting in her location.

The Hajtamiri case has actually resulted in numerous arrests in Canada and the United States. In March 2023, cops apprehended Krystal Lawrence of Brampton, charging her with kidnapping in connection with the Wasaga Beach kidnapping. 2 months later on, Adams Suleman Ankamah of Brampton was apprehended and charged with kidnapping and guns offenses.

In August 2024, U.S. Marshals detained Deshawn Davis, another suspect in the supposed kidnapping, in California on an unassociated charge. Davis had actually been on Canada’s “Bolo” most-wanted list.

The missing out on female’s household has actually consistently appealed for info, with her mom explaining their experience as “living a desperate life” while awaiting responses.

York Regional Police and the OPP are prompting anybody with info about Hajtamiri’s disappearance to come forward.

Piter Walley
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