A Coquitlam man will face a B.C. Supreme Court trial in connection with a string of incidents, including sexual assault and carjacking, in Port Moody.
Port Moody Police reported shortly after midnight on Dec. 15, 2014 two females were walking on a trail near Heritage Mountain community hall when a man allegedly attacked them and then stole a purse and keys belonging to one of them.
The next morning, the suspect allegedly went to the woman's home, brandishing a gun, but her father fought the suspect off.
Soon after, Coquitlam RCMP reported a man matching the suspect's description had sexually assaulted a woman on Eagle Mountain before he stole her car.
The suspect was arrested after a brief pursuit.
Vahidreza Bordbar faces 20 criminal charges, including break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, sexual assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, robbery, theft of a motor vehicle and several firearms offences.
Bordbar will appear in court in New Westminster June 16 to schedule trial dates.
Other court news:
DRIVER ON TRIAL
The driver involved in a collision that killed a pedestrian in December 2014 has been ordered to stand trial on a charge of refusing to provide a breath sample.
According to police, the driver of a Nissan Altima was travelling west on Como Lake Avenue near Robinson Street when he lost control. The car went up on the curb, knocking down a lamp pole, and eventually stopped at an empty lot on the north side of the road.
Robert Readman, a 53-year-old Coquitlam man who was walking on the sidewalk at the time, was hit in the collision and died at the scene.
Police suspected alcohol may have been a contributing factor, along with bad weather.
Coquitlam resident Dae Soo Shin was later charged with refusing to provide a breath sample. He'll appear in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster June 9 to schedule trial dates.
ARREST WARRANT
An arrest warrant has been issued for the owner of an emaciated husky who was charged with animal cruelty in February.
Yu Lin did not attend his last appearance at B.C. Provincial Court in Port Coquitlam on May 3 and a warrant has since been issued for his arrest.
The dog, which was later named Willow, was rescued from the side of the road in Maple Ridge in January 2015; at the time, it weighed just 15 kg, far below the 24 kg that is normal for such a breed. Willow was later adopted by a Maple Ridge family and Lin, a Coquitlam resident in his 20s, was charged with animal cruelty.
Marcie Moriarty, the BC SPCA's chief prevention and enforcement officer, said it's not known whether Lin is a foreign student who has returned home.
"There will be an outstanding warrant for his arrest and if he is ever found, he would face the implications of that, and the case would proceed with respect to the animal cruelty charge," Moriarty added.
