Police say they’ve identified 2 additional suspects in attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri
Posted March 22, 2023 2:29 pm.
Last Updated March 22, 2023 3:37 pm.
York Regional Police say they’ve identified two additional suspects in an attack on a woman who was later abducted from a residence in Wasaga Beach and hasn’t been seen since.
Police will provide an update on the new suspects on Thursday morning.
Police say Elnaz Hajtamiri was attacked at an underground parking garage in Richmond Hill on Dec. 20, 2021.
Investigators say she was assaulted with a frying pan by a group of men, one allegedly her ex-boyfriend, at the garage on King Wiliam Crescent, in the Yonge Street and Bantry Avenue area.
Earlier this month, police charged a fifth person in connection to the frying pan attack.
On Jan. 12, 2022, at around 8:30 p.m., less than a month after the attack, Hajtamiri — who also goes by the surname Tamiri — was abducted from a residence in Wasaga Beach by three suspects dressed in police costumes.
She remains missing, and a $100,000 reward for information about her whereabouts has been offered.
Last week, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a woman believed to be involved in her abduction.
Krystal P. Lawrence, 30, of Brampton was taken into custody on March 16 and charged with kidnapping.
She was released with conditions and will appear in court on May 2.
With files from The Canadian Press and Lucas Casaletto
