An Ontario man with an extensive criminal history has been charged with the second-degree murder of a Surrey woman who was killed during what her family believes was a home invasion.
According to court records obtained by the CBC, Adam Troy Mann was subject to two probation orders for previous offences at the time of Tori Dunn’s killing and had also recently been released after being found guilty of violating one of those orders by possessing knives.
The 40-year-old was taken into custody on the night Tori Dunn was attacked on June 16.
Dunn’s father, Aron Dunn, told CBC News his daughter was attacked as she was falling asleep on the couch after the couple had returned home from a birthday dinner.
Police have released few details about Dunn’s death other than to say they were called on June 16 to a residence near the 9800 block of 182A Street in Surrey’s Port Kells neighbourhood, where they found the 30-year-old critically injured.
She later died in hospital.
Questions about bail and probation
The case has raised questions about the efficiency of B.C.’s bail and probation system and the degree to which potentially dangerous offenders are released from custody despite repeated breaches of terms meant to protect the public.
Dunn’s murder is one of two violent crimes Mann is accused of committing within weeks of each other — both of which allegedly happened while he was on probation for other offences.
Mann is also charged with aggravated assault in the stabbing of a Surrey woman on May 26 — three weeks before Dunn was killed — in an incident that RCMP said occurred after witnesses saw the suspect and the victim engaged in some kind of interaction.
Originally from Ontario, Mann got a year-long probation order on March 8 after he was convicted of stealing merchandise from Lululemon in Richmond. He was ordered to keep the peace and be of good behaviour.
Three weeks later, a Vancouver judge gave Mann another two-year probation order for possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and resisting a peace officer.
He was ordered not to possess any weapons, knives or noxious spray. And he was once again ordered to keep the peace and be of good behaviour.
‘Justice for Tori’
Despite those two orders, Mann allegedly committed two counts of robbery in Vancouver in late April. He was released on a promise to pay $500 bail in relation to those charges with a promise not to go anywhere near the victims and not to possess weapons.
On May 29 — three days after the alleged stabbing in Surrey — Mann was charged in Vancouver with violating his probation by possessing knives.
According to court documents, he was released the same day on the same terms as his previous bail — a promise to pay $500 without deposit and without sureties. The bail document says Mann has no fixed address.
He was convicted of the breach of probation on June 5 and sentenced to 10 days in jail.
On June 16, Dunn was attacked and killed.
Last week, her family held a “Justice for Tori” rally.
“My family is outraged, and we’re going to fight,” Aron Dunn told supporters.
“We’re mad. We’re going to get justice for my daughter.”