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Protest in honour of slain student Maple Batalia postponed indefinitely

Mourners gather for a vigil for slain SFU student Maple Batalia at Holland Park in Surrey on Friday. Photograph by: Stuart Davis, PNG, Vancouver Sun

Protest linked to Surrey murder postponed indefinitely
By KIM BOLAN, VANCOUVER SUN October 15, 2011
Maple Batalia, an aspiring model and actress.
Photograph by: Global TV, …

A protest planned for Monday in honour of slain student Maple Batalia has been postponed indefinitely.

Batalia’s friends and relatives had planned to gather in front of the Surrey provincial court to coincide with a schedule appearnace by her former boyfriend Gurjinder (Gary) Dhaliwal.

Dhaliwal’s next court date has also been delayed, prompting organizers to postpone their event.

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Posted by on Oct 16, 2011 | 0 comments

Friends and relatives of murder victim Maple Batalia planning peaceful protest outside Surrey Provincial Court

19-year-old student Maple Batalia was gunned down in Surrey early Wednesday morning. Photograph by: Handout

Pictured is Gurjinder "Gary" Dhaliwal, former boyfriend of Surrey murder victim Maple Batalia. Photograph by: *, Special to the Sun

Family of Surrey murder victim to protest at former boyfriend’s court appearance
By Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun October 14, 2011

Pictured is Gurjinder “Gary” Dhaliwal, former boyfriend of Surrey murder victim Maple Batalia.
Photograph by: *, Special to the Sun

METRO VANCOUVER – Friends and relatives of Surrey murder victim Maple Batalia are planning a peaceful protest outside Surrey Provincial Court Oct. 17.

The 9:30 a.m. event is timed to coincide with a court appearance by her former boyfriend Gurjinder (Gary) Dhaliwal, who is charged with two counts of assault in connection with an incident at a Tim Horton’s four days before Batalia was gunned down Sept. 28.

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Posted by on Oct 15, 2011 | 0 comments

Maple Batalia’s former boyfriend Gurjinder (Gary) Dhaliwal turned himself in

Maple Batalia, an aspiring model and actress.
Maple Batalia, an aspiring model and actress.
Photograph by: Global TV, …

METRO VANCOUVER - The father of 19-year-old murder victim Maple Batalia says he is relieved that a former boyfriend believed to have been harassing her is now facing charges.

But Harry Batalia said his family will feel much better when someone is charged in the slaying of his daughter, a Simon Fraser University student who was gunned down near the Surrey campus on Sept. 28.

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Posted by on Oct 4, 2011 | 0 comments
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