An Abbotsford hit-and-run victim’s husband is one of four people charged in connection to her death nearly four years ago, police announced Monday.
Kulwinder Kaur Gill, 42, was walking down Townshipline Road in Abbotsford with her husband Iqbal Singh Gill on April 27, 2009, when the mother of two was struck by a vehicle that fled, said Kevin Hackett, lead officer for the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.
An ambulance was called but paramedics pronounced her dead on the scene.
Evidence retrieved early on in the investigation into Gill’s death revealed foul play and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team took on the case, Hackett said.
Gill, 49, Gurpreet Singh Atwal, 26, and Jaspreet Singh Sohi, 28, now face first-degree murder charges, said IHIT spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Pound.
Sukhpal Singh Johal, a 26-year-old Surrey man, has also been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and accessory after the fact, Pound said.
Gill, Sohi and Johal were expected to appear in court Monday, while Atwal was to appear via video conferencing.
“As this matter is now before the courts I am unable to speak directly to the motive or discuss any evidence related to the investigation but I can say it appears that this was well planned and deliberate,” Hackett said.
He thanked Gill’s family for their patience with the four-year investigation.
“We are sorry for your loss,” Hackett said. “I understand that the passing years have been very difficult; this has been compounded by the fact that we were unable to provide details regarding the progress of the investigation until very recently.”
