Lawyer for 1 of 3 suspects in beating of man with autism says he’s not guilty

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – A lawyer representing a suspect in the beating of a man with autism says his client is not guilty of the attack that drew outrage from across the country.​

Jag Virk says 25-year-old Ronjot Singh Dhami — whose last known address was in Surrey, B.C. — will turn himself into police, but he maintains his innocence.

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Peel Regional Police named Dhami as one of three suspects in the beating, which took place last week at a bus terminal in Mississauga, just west of Toronto.

Police identified the second suspect as Parmvir (Parm) Singh Chahil, a 21 year-old man of no fixed address.

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The third person allegedly involved in the incident has not yet been positively identified, but police say he might go by the first name of Jason.

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A video of the attack released by police on March 13 shows the unidentified victim sitting at the bottom of a stairwell putting on roller blades when three men approached from behind and began to punch and kick him.

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