A 16-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder after a man was found without vital signs on a Brampton pathway, Peel Regional Police say.
Police said the victim was found “bloody and unconscious” on a recreational park trail near Queen Mary Drive, west of McLaughlin Road and south of Sandalwood Parkway West, just before 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The victim, who was identified by police as Surajdeep Singh, was taken to a local hospital without vital signs and he was pronounced dead there a short time later.
“Surajdeep Singh was a young man with a bright future,” Supt. Martin Ottaway wrote in a statement.
“He was simply trying to return to his residence from his place of worship when he was the victim of an unprovoked attack that tragically took him away from his family.”
It’s unclear how the victim was injured and how long he was injured at the scene.
Police said a suspect was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. The accused, who can’t be identified due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is set to appear in a Brampton court for a bail hearing.