One man has been charged with stabbing another in front of a bistro in Whistler, BC, last summer.
Investigators said Thursday that 22-year-old Dedaar Jhooty faces a charge of manslaughter in connection with the attack outside the Bearfoot Bistro in Whistler Village on Aug. 14.
The victim was Henry Garcia Molina, 26.
“The death of Henry Garcia Molina was a shock to his family and the Whistler community,” the sergeant said. David Lee with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Unit. “We hope this arrest will provide some closure and comfort to his family.”
Family members believed Molina was trying to call a taxi to return to her hotel around 1:45 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. when she was stabbed.
He was rushed to Whistler Medical Clinic shortly after 2 a.m., but died of his injuries.
An IHIT statement said officers found “many witnesses” to the attack on the village during the initial investigation and worked with forensic teams to identify a suspect. Jhooty was arrested Wednesday, police said.
His next court appearance is scheduled for July 13.
Whistler’s Bearfoot Bistro, where Molina was stabbed while trying to cheer a taxi, is shown in a photo of a pamphlet. (IHIT)