Two men charged in the killing of former Air India bombing suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a British Columbia court.
The courthouse in New Westminster confirmed the pleas from Tanner Fox and Jose Lopez in the shooting death of Malik, who was acquitted in 2005 of the bombings that killed 331 people in 1985.
Fox and Lopez, who were originally charged with first-degree murder, will next appear in court on Oct. 31.
In a statement, Malik’s family say the plea brings “mixed emotions” as “nothing will erase the pain that we have gone through.”
The statement also said that while the family is “grateful” that Fox and Lopez were brought to justice, they are urging the two men to co-operate with police “in bringing those that hired you to justice.”
Malik, 75, was shot dead in his vehicle outside his business in Surrey on July 14, 2022.
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