The lady accused of killing three individuals in three days in three Ontario cities additionally beforehand admitted to attacking strangers on buses within the Area of Waterloo.
Sabrina Kauldhar, who was arrested in October, has been charged within the deaths of Trinh Thi Vu of Toronto, Lance Cunningham of Niagara Falls and Mario Bilich of Hamilton. Whereas investigators consider Kauldhar knew her first sufferer, the opposite two are considered random assaults.
Joshua Duma’s story
In Could 2018, Kauldhar pleaded responsible to 2 counts of assault and uttering a demise menace in relation to a collection of incidents in Kitchener and Waterloo that the decide described as “bizarre behaviour.” She was 23-years-old on the time.
Joshua Duma was a kind of victims.
“I was assaulted, threatened and eventually attacked by her,” he instructed Ontario Chronicle on Tuesday.
Duma was using the Erb Avenue West bus in April 2018, on his method house from work, when a stranger approached him.
Duma stated Kauldhar flipped the cellphone out of his hand and threatened to kill him, then went again to her seat.
“Things escalated and she started assaulting other passengers.”
Kauldhar then poured a drink she had together with her onto one other passenger. When a second passenger spoke up about it, she was assaulted.
“I tried to intervene and then I was assaulted,” Duma defined.
He stated Kauldhar punched him.
The bus cease the place Sabrina Kauldhar assaulted Joshua Duma and different passengers. (Krista Simpson/ Ontario Chronicle)
When she finally acquired off the bus, passengers referred to as police.
Court docket later heard that Kauldhar was arrested by police who recognized her based mostly on the distinctive triangle tattoo between her eyebrows.
Kauldhar had additionally been concerned in one other incident on the identical day she attacked Duma.
In accordance with the information learn in courtroom, which Kauldhar didn’t dispute, in that case, Kauldhar was travelling on a Grand River Transit bus heading northbound on King Avenue West.
When the bus stopped in entrance of Grand River Hospital, Kauldhar stole an iPhone 7 from one other passenger who was using the bus with pals. Kauldhar then acquired off the bus. The group of pals additionally acquired off the bus and commenced following Kauldhar. Court docket heard {that a} buddy of the one that had the cellphone stolen reached out to the touch Kauldhar’s arm and requested if they might speak.
Kauldhar instructed the girl to not contact her once more or “I’ll f—— murder you.”
She then left on foot.
The cellular phone was later discovered a trash can.
Joshua Duma on Nov. 12, 2024. (Krista Simpson/ Ontario Chronicle)
Court docket heard that, on the time of the incident, Kauldhar was already on probation for assault-related incidents that occurred within the Orillia space.
The responsibility counsel representing Kauldhar in Area of Waterloo famous that whereas the incidents concerned “violent actions towards strangers,” Kauldhar additionally pleaded responsible on the earliest alternative, and was a youthful particular person with a restricted document. The responsibility counsel additionally acknowledged that Kauldhar was residing in a Toronto shelter on the time and didn’t acknowledge any drug or psychological well being points.
The Crown finally advisable a sentence of 15 days, much less pre-sentence custody, adopted by probation.
Justice John Lynch stated he was “somewhat surprised at this generosity” and would accede to the advice, however instructed Kauldhar whereas delivering the sentence: “I don’t know what’s going on here but it seems bizarre behaviour and it is behaviour that’s going to get you in custody for a lot more than 15 days.”
Duma agreed with the decide’s evaluation that what occurred might be characterised as weird.
“Generally, it was really unexpected,” he instructed Ontario Chronicle. “You know, on the bus you meet all sorts of types of people, but you don’t really expect for anything really to happen until it does.”
Kauldhar’s new charges
In relation to the three October deaths, Kauldhar at present faces one rely of first-degree homicide and two counts of second-degree homicide. The instances stay earlier than the courts and nothing has been confirmed presently.
A Toronto decide not too long ago ordered Kauldhar to endure a psychological well being evaluation, to see if she’s match to face trial. Kauldhar’s counsel opposed that order at her course.
Sabrina Kauldhar, 30, is proven in these handout photographs. Kauldhar is going through charges in reference to three GTA homicides. (Hamilton Police Service)
Duma’s response
Duma stated his encounter with Kauldhar didn’t look like an enormous deal greater than six years in the past. Now, he has a unique opinion.
“I think that I am actually pretty lucky that it’s just an assault,” he stated.
In an uncommon twist, Duma stated he encountered Kauldhar once more a couple of 12 months and a half after that incident on the bus.
He was leaving work when an individual he believes was Kauldhar tried to launch a purchasing cart into his automotive.
She didn’t really hit his automobile, so he didn’t report the incident to police, although Duma stated he did point out it to his supervisor.
