Punjabi-origin man regrets moving to Canada, says school student stabbed his teenage son in the heart

Toronto, November 25

The father of 18 year-old Mehakpreet Sethi, who was stabbed to death at a parking lot of a school in Surrey, has told a news channel that he regrets moving to Canada along with his children.

Sethi died in the hospital after being attacked with a knife by a 17 year-old student of Tamanawis Secondary School in the Newton area, on Tuesday.

“When I went to the hospital, the doctors told me that the weapon directly pierced his heart, which is why he died,” Harshpreet Sethi, Mehakpreet’s father, told Omni Punjabi.

The family moved from Dubai to Canada eight years back. They hail from Punjab’s Faridkot district, the channel reported.

“I came to Canada with the hope that my children will have a better future, they will be safe… Now I am regretting why I came to this country along with my children,” Harshpreet said.

Fighting back his tears, Harshpreet told the local TV channel that the attacker could have slapped him, hit his arm or legs, instead of taking his son’s life.

Police said that a fight broke out between Sethi and a 17-year-old boy that ended with the teen being stabbed.

He had gone there to pick up his younger brother Bhavpreet, who studies in the eighth grade.

Mehakpreet’s sister told Omni Punjabi that he had planned to buy new clothes for Bhavpreet as his birthday was afoot, which is why he went to pick him up during lunch break.

In a statement, Sgt Timothy Pierotti of Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has requested the witnesses to come forward and share information.