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Stabbing murder charges stayed Jimi Sandhu was accused of January 2014 slaying Vikki HOPES Abbotsford News
Charges have been stayed against the man accused of killing Red Scorpions gangster Matt Campbell one year ago. Jimi Sandhu, 25, of Abbotsford was charged on Jan. 31, 2014, with second-degree murder in the death of Campbell, 31, who had staggered into a business at the Fraser Valley Auto Mall four weeks earlier, on Jan. 2. Campbell was bleeding profusely from his
neck and was taken to hospital, where he died. Police later confirmed that he had been stabbed. Jury selection for Sandhu’s trial had been slated to begin this Thursday. Provincial Crown spokesman Neil MacKenzie said the Crown was unable to continue its prosecution of Sandhu and directed a stay of proceedings last Thursday (Jan. 29). “All that the (criminal justice branch) can say at this time is that on the currently available evidence, the Crown has concluded that there is no substantial likelihood of conviction,”
MacKenzie said. No details of what led up to the attack, including the motive, have been released by police. Campbell was a close friend of the Bacon brothers – who were also members of the Red Scorpions gang. He was among 10 people charged in 2006 after police broke up a gun-trafficking ring that sold handguns, rifles and machine guns to drug dealers across the country. Police seized more than 100 guns during a series of raids, and approximately one-third of Continued on A4
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Members of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team gather at the business where a known gang associate entered with severe wounds.
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