The girl accused of killing three individuals in three days in three Ontario cities additionally beforehand admitted to attacking strangers on buses within the Area of Waterloo.
Sabrina Kauldhar, who was arrested in October, has been charged within the deaths of Trinh Thi Vu of Toronto, Lance Cunningham of Niagara Falls and Mario Bilich of Hamilton. Whereas investigators imagine Kauldhar knew her first sufferer, the opposite two are considered random assaults.
Joshua Duma’s story
In Might 2018, Kauldhar pleaded responsible to 2 counts of assault and uttering a loss of life risk in relation to a collection of incidents in Kitchener and Waterloo that the decide described as “weird behaviour.” She was 23-years-old on the time.
Joshua Duma was a kind of victims.
“I used to be assaulted, threatened and finally attacked by her,” he instructed CTV Information on Tuesday.
Duma was using the Erb Road West bus in April 2018, on his means house from work, when a stranger approached him.
Duma stated Kauldhar flipped the telephone out of his hand and threatened to kill him, then went again to her seat.
“Issues escalated and she or he began assaulting different passengers.”
Kauldhar then poured a drink she had along with her onto one other passenger. When a second passenger spoke up about it, she was assaulted.
“I attempted to intervene after which I used to be assaulted,” Duma defined.
He stated Kauldhar punched him.
The bus cease the place Sabrina Kauldhar assaulted Joshua Duma and different passengers. (Krista Simpson/CTV Information)
When she finally acquired off the bus, passengers referred to as police.
Courtroom later heard that Kauldhar was arrested by police who recognized her primarily based on the distinctive triangle tattoo between her eyebrows.
Kauldhar had additionally been concerned in one other incident on the identical day she attacked Duma.
In response to the info learn in courtroom, which Kauldhar didn’t dispute, in that case, Kauldhar was travelling on a Grand River Transit bus heading northbound on King Road West.
When the bus stopped in entrance of Grand River Hospital, Kauldhar stole an iPhone 7 from one other passenger who was using the bus with associates. Kauldhar then acquired off the bus. The group of associates additionally acquired off the bus and commenced following Kauldhar. Courtroom heard {that a} good friend of the one who had the telephone stolen reached out to the touch Kauldhar’s arm and requested if they might speak.
Kauldhar instructed the lady to not contact her once more or “I’ll f—— homicide you.”
She then left on foot.
The cellular phone was later discovered a trash can.
Joshua Duma on Nov. 12, 2024. (Krista Simpson/CTV Information)
Courtroom heard that, on the time of the incident, Kauldhar was already on probation for assault-related incidents that occurred within the Orillia space.
The responsibility counsel representing Kauldhar in Area of Waterloo famous that whereas the incidents concerned “violent actions in the direction of strangers,” Kauldhar additionally pleaded responsible on the earliest alternative, and was a youthful particular person with a restricted document. The responsibility counsel additionally said that Kauldhar was dwelling in a Toronto shelter on the time and didn’t acknowledge any drug or psychological well being points.
The Crown finally really helpful a sentence of 15 days, much less pre-sentence custody, adopted by probation.
Justice John Lynch stated he was “considerably shocked at this generosity” and would accede to the advice, however instructed Kauldhar whereas delivering the sentence: “I don’t know what’s occurring right here however it appears weird behaviour and it’s behaviour that’s going to get you in custody for lots greater than 15 days.”
Duma agreed with the decide’s evaluation that what occurred could possibly be characterised as weird.
“Usually, it was actually sudden,” he instructed CTV Information. “You already know, on the bus you meet all kinds of forms of individuals, however you do not actually anticipate for something actually to occur till it does.”
Kauldhar’s new prices
In relation to the three October deaths, Kauldhar presently faces one rely of first-degree homicide and two counts of second-degree homicide. The instances stay earlier than the courts and nothing has been confirmed presently.
A Toronto decide not too long ago ordered Kauldhar to bear a psychological well being evaluation, to see if she’s match to face trial. Kauldhar’s counsel opposed that order at her route.
Sabrina Kauldhar, 30, is proven in these handout pictures. Kauldhar is going through prices in reference to three GTA homicides. (Hamilton Police Service)
Duma’s response
Duma stated his encounter with Kauldhar didn’t look like an enormous deal greater than six years in the past. Now, he has a special opinion.
“I feel that I’m truly fairly fortunate that it is simply an assault,” he stated.
In an uncommon twist, Duma stated he encountered Kauldhar once more a few 12 months and a half after that incident on the bus.
He was leaving work when an individual he believes was Kauldhar tried to launch a procuring cart into his automotive.
She didn’t truly hit his automobile, so he didn’t report the incident to police, although Duma stated he did point out it to his supervisor.
