'We're going to fight for our parents': Family frustrated as sentencing delayed for men who killed Abbotsford couple

Frustration and disbelief. That is the devastating reality Monday morning for the three daughters of an Abbotsford couple murdered in their own home. A BC Supreme Court judge has ruled that a section of Canada’s Criminal Code regarding parole eligibility for multiple murderers is unconstitutional, throwing a curveball into the case and delaying the final sentencing until next year.

WARNING: Details in this story are disturbing. Discretion is advised. Family and friends of an Abbotsford couple killed in a 2022 home invasion packed a courtroom on Monday morning, expecting to hear the sentences handed down for the accused. However, they will now have to wait four more months. In May, three men were found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of 77-year-old Arnold De Jong and 76-year-old Joanne De Jong. The court earlier heard that Arnold died by asphyxiation, with his entire head and face wrapped in duct tape, while Joanne was bludgeoned and her throat was slashed. Two of the accused, Abhijeet Singh and Khushveer Toor, were hired by the De Jongs to do some exterior cleaning of their Abbotsford home about a month before their deaths. Story continues below advertisement

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