A Surrey man charged in the deaths of a man and two female escorts entered a guilty plea this week, investigators announced Thursday.
Sarbjit Bains, 34, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of manslaughter in the death of Amritpal Saran, and two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Jill Lyons and Karen Nabors, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.
“This guilty plea is a testament to the commitment and professionalism with which this investigation was conducted,” said Supt. Dwayne McDonald, officer in charge of IHIT. “The commitment of the members of IHIT, New Westminster Police Department and the support units who assisted in this investigation has led to this successful conclusion and the assurance that the public is safe from this individual.”
In February 2013, Saran was found dead on Colebrook Road in Surrey. Then in August that same year, Lyons was found dead in her New Westminster apartment. Just over a week after the discovery of Lyons’ body, Nabor was also found dead in her own apartment, inside the same building. Lyons and Nabor were friends, and both worked as escorts.
Homicide investigators, working with New Westminster police, then identified Bains as a suspect. He was arrested on Jan. 3, 2014, and charged in the three deaths. His girlfriend, Evelina Urbaniuk, was also arrested that same day, and charged for indignity to Saran’s remains.
Urbaniuk has since pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years less a day and three years probation.
According to police sources, Bains dealt with girls for gangs, and provided a sort of pimp service. Saran was known to police and believed to be one of Bains’ customers, but it’s not known how or if he was connected to the other victims.
“The hard work done by the IHIT and NWPD investigators resulted in the timely apprehension of Mr. Bains,” said Chief Const. Dave Jones. “The guilty pleas entered this afternoon by Mr. Bains have validated that hard work and is another example of the value and effectiveness of integrated policing in investigating complex crimes such as homicides.”
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Sarbjit Bains, 34, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of manslaughter in the death of Amritpal Saran, and two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Jill Lyons and Karen Nabors, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.
“This guilty plea is a testament to the commitment and professionalism with which this investigation was conducted,” said Supt. Dwayne McDonald, officer in charge of IHIT. “The commitment of the members of IHIT, New Westminster Police Department and the support units who assisted in this investigation has led to this successful conclusion and the assurance that the public is safe from this individual.”
In February 2013, Saran was found dead on Colebrook Road in Surrey. Then in August that same year, Lyons was found dead in her New Westminster apartment. Just over a week after the discovery of Lyons’ body, Nabor was also found dead in her own apartment, inside the same building. Lyons and Nabor were friends, and both worked as escorts.
Homicide investigators, working with New Westminster police, then identified Bains as a suspect. He was arrested on Jan. 3, 2014, and charged in the three deaths. His girlfriend, Evelina Urbaniuk, was also arrested that same day, and charged for indignity to Saran’s remains.
Urbaniuk has since pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years less a day and three years probation.
According to police sources, Bains dealt with girls for gangs, and provided a sort of pimp service. Saran was known to police and believed to be one of Bains’ customers, but it’s not known how or if he was connected to the other victims.
“The hard work done by the IHIT and NWPD investigators resulted in the timely apprehension of Mr. Bains,” said Chief Const. Dave Jones. “The guilty pleas entered this afternoon by Mr. Bains have validated that hard work and is another example of the value and effectiveness of integrated policing in investigating complex crimes such as homicides.”
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