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Brampton - A mid afternoon stabbing on Friday that left a 16 year old Brampton teenager dead, has Peel Regional Police Homicide investigators upset that a random act of violence claimed the life of an innocent and aspiring young person.
Brampton Murder Victim
"A Nice Young Man"
Brampton - A mid afternoon stabbing on Friday, September 28th that left a Brampton teenager dead, has Peel Regional Police Homicide investigators upset that a random act of violence claimed the life of an innocent and aspiring young person
Akila Badhanage, 16 years from Brampton, was on his way to his after school part time job when he was attacked by 4 – 5 black males in the area of Lord Simcoe Drive. The suspects fatally stabbed the victim and fled on foot before police arrived. The victim managed to get to the intersection of Dixie Road and Howden Boulevard before he collapsed. He was rushed to a local hospital where he was later pronounced. A picture of Badhanage can be viewed by clicking the following link. (ecms.aspx/Akile3.JPG )
Akila Badhanage, 16 years from Brampton
Inspector Norm English, Officer in Charge of the Peel Regional Police Homicide Bureau had this to say "Akila was a nice young man, who has never been in trouble with the police, and was a model student"
Peel Regional Police are still looking for 4 – 5 black males who may have been seen running from the scene.
The investigation is still ongoing and investigators are requesting that anyone with information pertaining to this incident please contact the Homicide Bureau at (905) 453-2121, ext. 3205, or Peel Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS/8477.
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