Two men charged with first-degree murder in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. – Two men have been charged with first-degree murder after an attack on a man last November in Surrey, B.C.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Jordan Bottomley and Jagpal Hothi have appeared in provincial court in Surrey.

The two men were arrested Friday and the B.C. Prosecution Service approved the charges related to the attack on 30-year-old Andrew Baldwin.

Police said at the time that Baldwin was found unresponsive, with critical injuries in a mainly industrial area of northwest Surrey.

He was pronounced dead a short time later in hospital.

Investigators have not released a possible motive for the attack.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 27, 2020.