Murder charge laid in stabbing death of Japanese chef in Vancouver

Published: Jun 12, 2024 Duration: 00:02:19 Category: News & Politics
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an arrest and charge in last week's stabbing death in Vancouver's Chinatown the victim was a chef at a prominent downtown restaurant and police now say they don't believe he knew the suspect tya Fletcher joins us now with more Tanya remind us who the victim is yeah in this case Dan is wataru kakiuchi 32 years old a Japanese Citizen and reaction to his death was Swift you may remember mayor Ken Sim came out right away calling it a senseless act of violence now the victim was found injured near Union and Maine in the middle of the exactly one week ago he died before he could be taken to the hospital he'd worked as a chef at the popular Hapa isaka restaurant in Yale toown his friends and co-workers described him as a talented musician who is always kind and funny a guy that that loved our city our country words can't describe uh how how sad we are it always seems to be the good ones we lose and uh he was a beauty now within hours of kakuchi being identified as the victim loved ones gathered at the scene of his stabbing for a vigil to honor and remember him they say he had been waiting on a new work permit to continue working at that restaurant the Japanese consulate meanwhile tells us it has been working with police here and contacting his family members in Japan over the past week and Tanya what do we know about the suspect the suspect Dan also 32 years old Timothy is born police say he previously spent time in Alberta before coming to Vancouver in recent years and he was arrested on the downtown east side on Monday and now he's been charged with second deegree murder Vancouver Police say investigators have been working around the clock to solve this one this was an ABS the absolutely the highest priority investigation for The Vancouver Police Department um there was a murder that occurred in our community and a suspect who was outstanding suspect who was had not been identified and we understand that there was that leades to a significant amount of concern in the community now police are still trying to figure out the motive here but they are investigating this as a possible random attack since they don't believe the two knew each other in this case now generally second deegree murder is defined is a deliberate killing that takes place without planning the suspect's first court appearance Dan is scheduled for June 20th Tanya Fletcher reporting for us tonight thank you Daniel

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