After news broke that BC Prosecution will not be approving charges in the case where a Sikh international student was allegedly assaulted by a group of people last year – frustration from his friends and the community grew. As Victoria Femia reports, a Vancouver lawyer says these types of cases can be hard to prove in court – which is why the case may never be taken there.
“People may be egging on the assault or they may be participating by watching but they may not actually deliver an blows, and so identifying who did the non-consensual touching versus who was just an observer can be difficult to do…”
