23 வயதான Centennial கல்லூரியின் பழைய மாணவனும், யோர்க் பல்கலைகழகத்திற்கு செப்ரம்பரில் கல்வி கற்க அனுமதி பெற்றிருந்தவருமான தமிழ் இளைஞன் "கிரிஸ்டியன் தனபாலன்" (Kristian Thanapalan ) சனிக்கிழமை இரவன்று 25 இற்கும் மேற்பட்ட நபர்களைக் கொண்ட குழுவொன்றினால் பொல்லுகளாலும் மட்டைகளாலும் மோசமாகத் தாக்கப் பட்டு கொலை செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளார் என கனடாவின் பிரபல ஆங்கில நாளிதல் செய்தி வெளியிட்டு உள்ளது.

மேலதிக செய்தி ஆங்கிலத்தில்:

Kristian Thanapalan never stood a chance.

The 23-year-old, looking forward to beginning his studies at York University in September, was swarmed by as many as 25 men and beaten to death with baseball and cricket bats early Saturday, according to a friend who escaped with only minor injuries.

Police are still looking for suspects and are to hold a news conference today.

"There was no reason to hit us – we never had no problems – so I think it could have been a territorial issue," said the friend. "They probably thought we were new guys coming here. We never had nothing to do with them, they had nothing to do with us."

Thanapalan and five buddies were playing volleyball at Glamorgan Park near Kennedy Rd. and Hwy. 401 shortly after midnight Saturday, said the friend, who lives nearby and requested his name not be used for fear of reprisal. They were sharing the park with another group of men playing cricket at a nearby baseball diamond, he said.

"We were about to leave to get some food. We went to our cars and a bunch of guys came from two angles and pretty much surrounded us. A couple of us were able to run off," he said.

Thanapalan was not so lucky.

The men with bats – about six or seven in total – divided into groups, some chasing Thanapalan's terrified friends, others pounding on Thanapalan himself. His friend did not see the fatal blow.

"The only reason we came here was for the lights (illuminating the baseball diamond). We don't usually come here at all, because we know this is such a bad neighbourhood," said the friend.

About a dozen mourners gathered at the park yesterday. Family members looked on in horror, hands covering their mouths, as Thanapalan's friend led them to the bloodstained patch of pavement on Antrim Cres. where the biotechnology student was swarmed.

They taped Thanapalan's picture to a tree, above a bouquet of flowers placed at the site by his father.

"He was a great guy, very good natured. He always had a bright smile for everyone," said Thanapalan's cousin Tina, who requested her last name not be used.

"He had a lot of good friends. He just graduated from Centennial (College)."

Thanapalan's parents were too distraught to speak.

Det.-Sgt. Savas Kyriacou implored witnesses from within the larger group to come forward yesterday.

"There's a number of people in the one group who, although they were there, had minimal involvement. The last thing they want to do is get caught in the same web as those who had more involvement," he said. "We're appealing for those people to do the right thing and come forward."

An autopsy is being performed today.

The killing was Toronto's 28th murder of the year, and the second on Antrim Cres. In February, 30-year-old Centennial College psychology student Alexis Eracleous was shot in the chest on the ground floor of an apartment building.

Thanapalan's family is holding a viewing at Ogden Funeral Home on Sheppard Ave. tomorrow and Wednesday, from 5 to 9 p.m.

கொல்லப்பட்டவர் வட இந்தியராக இருந்தால், இந்திய ஊடகங்கள் உடனே கனடா இனவாத நாடு என்றும், சன் தொலைக்காட்சியில் இது பற்றிய செய்திகள் அடிக்கடி வரும். வட இந்திய நடிகர்கள் தனக்கு வழங்கிய கலாநிதிப் பட்டம் தேவையில்லை என்று தூக்கி வீசி இருப்பார்கள்.

( அவுஸ்திரெலியாவில் நடந்த சம்பவத்தை நினைத்துப்பார்த்து மேலே எழுதியிருக்கிறேன்)

Tamil teen swarmed, beaten to death, police say

Updated: Mon Jul. 13 2009 6:17:52 PM

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Toronto's latest homicide victim was a "nice, young man" with a bright future in biotechnology before he was viciously swarmed and beaten to death over the weekend, according to police.

The lead investigator in the case made a public plea on Monday asking members of Toronto's Tamil community to come forward if they have any information on who may have been involved in the attack.

Kristian Thanapalan, 22, was killed early Saturday morning after getting into a fight at Glamorgan Park on Antrim Crescent near Kennedy Road. He was rushed to hospital but died soon after arriving. An autopsy showed the young man died from a blunt force injury to the head.

Det. Sgt. Savas Kyriacou said at a news conference Monday that Thanapalan was with some friends playing a pick-up game of volleyball in a field where a second group of about 25 men were playing another game.

Thanapalan and his friends moved their game to the parking lot but reportedly got into a verbal exchange with some people from the second group of men as they were getting into their cars, police said.

Kyriacou said the suspects left but then came back to the scene. At around midnight, the two groups of men began fighting.

Police say the victim and his friends were attacked with baseball and cricket bats. Residents who live at the scene called police.

Witnesses told police that a man in his mid-20s tried to break up the fight. Authorities are now looking to speak with that person.

Kyriacou also said that both groups of men that were involved in the fight are from the Tamil community. At the news conference, an interpreter reiterated the public plea in Tamil.

"I implore you to do the right thing," said Kyriacou. "He had everything to live for. He has a nice family. This type of senseless occurrence should never have happened."

The young man's family was devastated by the news, said David Poopalapillai with the Canadian Tamil Congress.

"On hearing the news, we were told that the grandma of this victim had to be hospitalized," he said. "She's still in hospital. It's a great loss for the family."

Anyone with information is being asked to call the homicide squad at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS.

Thanapalan is Toronto's 28th murder victim of 2009.

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Tamil teen swarmed, beaten to death, police say

Updated: Mon Jul. 13 2009 6:17:52 PM

ctvtoronto.ca

Toronto's latest homicide victim was a "nice, young man" with a bright future in biotechnology before he was viciously swarmed and beaten to death over the weekend, according to police.

The lead investigator in the case made a public plea on Monday asking members of Toronto's Tamil community to come forward if they have any information on who may have been involved in the attack.

Kristian Thanapalan, 22, was killed early Saturday morning after getting into a fight at Glamorgan Park on Antrim Crescent near Kennedy Road. He was rushed to hospital but died soon after arriving. An autopsy showed the young man died from a blunt force injury to the head.

Det. Sgt. Savas Kyriacou said at a news conference Monday that Thanapalan was with some friends playing a pick-up game of volleyball in a field where a second group of about 25 men were playing another game.

Thanapalan and his friends moved their game to the parking lot but reportedly got into a verbal exchange with some people from the second group of men as they were getting into their cars, police said.

Kyriacou said the suspects left but then came back to the scene. At around midnight, the two groups of men began fighting.

Police say the victim and his friends were attacked with baseball and cricket bats. Residents who live at the scene called police.

Witnesses told police that a man in his mid-20s tried to break up the fight. Authorities are now looking to speak with that person.

Kyriacou also said that both groups of men that were involved in the fight are from the Tamil community. At the news conference, an interpreter reiterated the public plea in Tamil.

"I implore you to do the right thing," said Kyriacou. "He had everything to live for. He has a nice family. This type of senseless occurrence should never have happened."

The young man's family was devastated by the news, said David Poopalapillai with the Canadian Tamil Congress.

"On hearing the news, we were told that the grandma of this victim had to be hospitalized," he said. "She's still in hospital. It's a great loss for the family."

Anyone with information is being asked to call the homicide squad at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS.

Thanapalan is Toronto's 28th murder victim of 2009.

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Why they have to play in the mid night?

City Park must turn off the lights - it was city the reason for the murder in the first place

Tamil youth, please stay away from ruining our dedication towards suffering back home Tamils.

Parents, please teach the way you lived and educate them the sufferings in back home and control them through love - every life is precious.

My condolence to Kristian's family.

E.S.T.D

E.S.T.D

அதென்ன E.S.T.D?

Tamil youth, please stay away from ruining our dedication towards suffering back home Tamils.

Parents, please teach the way you lived and educate them the sufferings in back home and control them through love - every life is precious.

Easier said than done