Indian student stabbed to death in Canada by flatmate during fight in kitchen
A 22-year-old Indian student was stabbed to death in Sarnia, Canada, during a physical fight with his flatmate while in the kitchen. The victim, who was an international student studying business at Lambton College, was identified as Gurasis Singh from Punjab. The accused, 36-year-old Crossley Hunter, has been charged with second-degree murder and was remanded in custody.
According to the Sarnia Police, the incident occurred in the early morning hours of December 1, 2024, at a shared-rooming house on Queen Street. Police responded to a 911 call and found the victim with multiple stab wounds. Hunter was taken into custody at the scene.
According to the police, a fight broke out in the kitchen, during which the flatmate allegedly used a knife and stabbed the Indian student multiple times.
“Despite an arrest having been made, this complex investigation is ongoing. The Sarnia Police Criminal Investigations Division continues to gather all available evidence to determine the circumstances surrounding this criminal act and what, if any, motive may have existed that led to the murder of this young man. At this time, we do not believe this crime to be racially motivated,” said Sarnia Police Chief Derek Davis.
Lambton College in Sarnia has also issued a statement regarding the loss of its student.
“Lambton College is profoundly saddened by the loss of Gurasis Singh, a first-year Business Management – International Business student,” college said in a statement.
“We extend our deepest condolences to Gurasis’s family, loved ones, and friends. Many of our employees knew Gurasis from teaching him or providing student services. Even more have stepped in to provide support for his grieving friends and classmates. Lambton College has been in touch with Gurasis’s family, and are working with them on funeral arrangements and repatriation,” the college added.
