The man accused of killing Julie Paskall in Surrey was assessed a serious risk to re-offend before moving to B.C., according to National Parole Board documents obtained by CTV News.
Yosef Jomo Gopaul served a federal sentence for aggravated assault after a woman was viciously attacked in Brampton, Ont. in 2009. His sentence ended last June and he moved to Surrey eight weeks before Paskall was killed outside the Newton Recreation Centre.
According to parole documents from 2012, Gopaul was considered a “high-moderate risk for both general and violent recidivism.”
They describe the accused as having a history of drug and alcohol abuse, violence and threatening behaviour. Corrections worker said they felt Gopaul viewed violence as an acceptable means of dealing with problems.
The information is leaving some in Surrey feeling frustrated that they weren’t told about his arrival.
Coun. Barinder Rasode said the public deserves a better system for alerting them when a dangerous criminal is released.
“We should be asking the question: Has the justice system let us down again?” Rasode said.
Gopaul made a brief court appearance Monday and was ordered to remain in custody pending his next court appearance on June 13.
He was arrested Friday and charged with second-degree murder in Paskall’s murder on Dec. 29.
The deceased had been waiting for her teenage son to finish refereeing a hockey game when she was beaten to death in an apparent botched robbery.
