Suspects that are minors must remain anonymous per Youth Criminal Justice Act: Edmonton Police
Posted April 28, 2022 1:08 pm.
Last Updated April 29, 2022 4:20 pm.
Many around Edmonton are dealing with the loss of 16-year-old Karanveer Sahota, who was stabbed outside McNally High School roughly two weeks ago. Edmonton Police are now urging the public to not post the identities of the individuals that have been charged on social media.
“While we recognize that this continues to be a difficult time, the EPS must point out that publishing the identity of any accused and witnesses in such matters is a criminal offence under the Youth Criminal Justice Act,” said Edmonton Police.
“We ask that anyone who has published identifying material of this nature to delete/remove it immediately.”
Per the Youth Criminal Justice Act, anyone aged 17 and under must not be named, unless otherwise stated by a judge.
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EPS says they have received a few reports of names of the accused and witnesses, believed to be involved in the homicide investigation, being posted to the internet.
“Further to this, we encourage citizens to be mindful that there is misinformation circulating online about this specific incident and those involved. Citizens should take this into consideration when consuming information online from unofficial sources.”
Police will be conducting an investigation into the publication of names being published.
