Global InformationMurder of Marrisa Shen information
Marrisa Shen | |||||||
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| Born | October 20, 2003 | ||||||
| Died | July 18, 2017 (age 13) Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||
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| Chinese | 申小雨 | ||||||
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Marrisa Shen (October 20, 2003[1] – July 18, 2017) was a 13-year-old Canadian girl who was raped and murdered in a wooded area in Central Park, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.[2] Shen was reported missing by her parents on the evening of July 18, 2017, after she failed to return home from what was supposed to be a brief trip to a nearby Tim Hortons. Early the next morning, police located her body in the park by tracking the GPS device inside her mobile phone. The RCMP stated the attack appeared to be random.[3] After Shen's murder, the RCMP told parents to talk to their children about safety and warned the public to be vigilant.[3]
At its peak, nearly three hundred officers were involved in the investigation. Some "2,000 persons of interest" were investigated and were ruled out in the case.[4] There was little progress in the case for more than a year[5] and on the one-year anniversary of Shen's murder, her family issued a letter asking the public's assistance in locating and bringing her attacker to justice.[6][7]
On September 7, 2018, the RCMP arrested Ibrahim Ali, a Syrian refugee, for Shen's murder.[4] He was found guilty of first-degree murder on December 8, 2023.[8]
- ^ "Marrisa Shen Memorial Page". Funeral and Cremation Services Inc. November 29, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Charlebois, Brieanna (November 30, 2023). "Court falls silent for two minutes in B.C. murder trial of Ibrahim Ali". The Canadian Press. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ a b Johnson, Lisa (July 26, 2017). "Marrisa Shen's homicide was a 'random' attack, police say". CBC News. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ a b Matt Robinson, Lori Culbert & Stephanie Ip (September 10, 2018). "Ibrahim Ali, 28, charged with first-degree murder of Burnaby teen Marrisa Shen". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ Stephanie Ip & Scott Brown (July 18, 2018). "One year later and police still have no suspect in Marrisa Shen's murder". The Province. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ Lisa Johnson (July 18, 2018). "'We miss her beyond words': Marrisa Shen's family asks for help finding teen's killer". CBC News. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ marrisashen.org: One year anniversary of the homicide of Marrisa Shen
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