Burnaby Teen Murder

• Ibrahim Ali trial: Sex assault expert compares dead girl’s injuries to childbirth

  The expert told the British Columbia Supreme Court trial of Ibrahim Ali that the girl's injury would have been very painful and required at least one stitch.

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  Sep 21, 2023
  
• Ibrahim Ali: Slain B.C. teen had ‘blunt force’ injuries, expert says

  A sexual assault expert testifying at the trial of a man accused of killing a B.C. teen said she believes the girl's injuries were "highly indicative of blunt force trauma."

  Sep 18, 2023
  
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• Ibrahim Ali: Accused’s lawyer says DNA found in slain teen might not be killer’s

  A defence lawyer at the Ibrahim Ali murder trial in B.C. has raised the possibility that the person whose DNA was found inside the victim may not be the one who killed the girl.

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  Sep 15, 2023
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• Ibrahim Ali: Murder trial hears DNA match as exact as identical twins

  An expert testifying at Ibrahim Ali's murder trial said she has almost never seen a DNA match as close as the one between the suspect and samples found on his alleged victim.

  Sep 14, 2023
• Ibrahim Ali: Mother tells trial she regrets leaving slain teen home alone

  The mother of a young teem girl killed six years ago told a British Columbia Supreme Court jury she regrets allowing the girl to stay home alone the day she went missing.

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  Sep 5, 2023
• Teen found dead in Burnaby park had semen inside her body, murder trial hears

  DNA evidence is set to play a critical role in the Crown's case against the accused, as there were no eyewitnesses to the girl's death.

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  Jun 21, 2023
• Pathologist tells B.C. jury slain teen’s strangulation was ‘certain’

  A forensic pathologist said it was his "certain conclusion" that a 13-year-old girl found dead in a B.C. park six years ago died of strangulation, after her alleged killer's lawyer asked if wording in the autopsy report left any room for doubt.

  May 17, 2023
• Ibrahim Ali trial: Jurors see crime scene photos, defence raises new questions

  WARNING: This story contains graphic details that may disturb readers. Discretion is advised.

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  May 10, 2023
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• Jury selection underway for murder trial in death of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen

  Marrisa Shen was reported missing on July 18, 2017, and was last seen alive on security video recorded by a Burnaby business.

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  Mar 17, 2023
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• Trial dates set for man accused in 2017 murder of Marrisa Shen

  Ibrahim Ali is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen, whose body was found in Central Park on July 19, 2017.

  Nov 25, 2019