One of the four young men charged in connection with the killing of 19-year-old Luka Gordic in Whistler has been denied bail.
Gordic was swarmed and stabbed to death in May, 2015.
One of the accused, Arvin Golic, was initially released on bail but was re-arrested last week after breaching one of his conditions.
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He will now stay in custody until his second-degree murder trial, which is set to begin next February.
The other three accused cannot be named because they are underage.
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They were charged as minors and Gordic’s family has been calling for them to be charged as adults.
More than 27,000 people signed a petition that asks the suspects be charged as adults.
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