Police to share update on probe into stabbing at Edmonton Sikh temple

Police in Edmonton will hold a news conference Thursday afternoon on their probe into the stabbing of two worshippers at a Sikh temple in the city’s northeast. Investigators have expressed charges were pending against a 27-year-old man who, a day after leaving prison, entered the Nanaksar Gurdwa...
Police in Edmonton will hold a news conference Thursday afternoon on their probe into the stabbing of two worshippers at a Sikh temple in the city’s northeast.
Investigators have expressed charges were pending against a 27-year-old man who, a day after leaving prison, entered the Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Temple with a screwdriver on Aug. 21 and stabbed two men.
Temple staff noted both victims, aged 75 and 51, would recover.
In a related development, police have noted the accused was in prison for aggravated assault and assault on a peace officer, and that he failed to report to a halfway house and has a history of violence.
Police Chief Warren Driechel told reporters at the time that they were still investigating the motive, including whether it was a hate crime.
Public officials, including Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney, have condemned the attack.
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