Acquittal in rave stabbing
Father of dead victim `in shock'

Accused man still faces charges


PETER SMALL
STAFF REPORTER

A jury has acquitted a Scarborough man in the stabbing of a student during a rave at The Docks nightclub, bringing anguished tears from the deceased's parents.

Jeffrey Tuck, 24, smiled, nodded and looked briefly at Salim Jabaji's family after hearing the verdict yesterday.

"The jury has afforded you the benefit of the doubt," Justice David McCombs said. "I know," Tuck replied from the Superior Court prisoner's box.

Despite his acquittal on a second degree murder charge, Tuck wasn't freed. He faces drug trafficking and weapons charges allegedly related to the 18 Buddha street gang.

"My heart goes out to you. You've lost your son," McCombs said to the family.

Frank Jabaji, Salim's father, replied that while he respected the judge and the jury, he blamed the justice system for excluding evidence about Tuck's past. Jabaji, 20, lay bleeding from two stab wounds as oblivious patrons kept dancing in the dark, packed waterfront nightclub on Feb. 4, 2001. The top engineering student at Hamilton's Mohawk College had taken time off school to care for his ailing dad.

Tuck admitted to stabbing Jabaji, but insisted it was in self-defence after the man attacked him with a knife.

The jury heard audiotaped phone calls of Tuck worrying about being caught for the stabbing. The calls were recorded by Charlie Coulter, who was angry his twin David was wrongfully charged in Jabaji's death.

David Coulter, who spent almost a year in jail before second-degree murder charges were dropped, told the Star he was glad that more evidence came out in the trial exonerating him. "I hope that during my civil trial (against) the police and Crown attorneys, I can get some answers as to why I was arrested in the first place."

Defence lawyer Christopher Hicks said the jury reached a fair verdict in a difficult trial.

Crown prosecutor Robin Flumerfelt had no comment.

"Now I am in shock," Frank Jabaji said outside court. "I hope nobody goes through what we went through, because you cannot imagine the pain and suffering when you lose a child."

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that sounds really sketchy....

so he wasnt found guilty because of inconclusive evidence or lack of?

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Who knows? Damn shame though, after all these years it takes a case to go to trial, this happens.

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well...maybe him being in connection with the 18 Buddhas had something to do with that..

I'm thinking a little bit of "corruption"..but hey, just a theory.

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Originally posted by tatgirl Who knows? Damn shame though, after all these years it takes a case to go to trial, this happens.

Typical for the "justice" system. My niece was suckerpunched by a guy outside a club in Scarborough (what she was doing there in the first place is beyond me). The bouncer identified the guy, as did one of my niece's friends. The guy had a record a mile long, and HE WALKED. He was told if he got into trouble again he would be deported. Unreal.

I con't care if you stab someone in self-defence, the guy took a life. And they're saying that's ok. What were they doing carrying knives in the first place? Whatever happened to a good ol fist fight (outside), not that it's acceptable either, but put away the guns and knives, people! Sheesh!

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How typical. Even though he admitted stabbing someone, still isn't charged. How f***ed is this.

I was at this party and not far from where it happened.
It was very strange, they ended up just shutting down the back room of the docks and keeping the front room open so that they could set up a mobile command centre in front of the docks, then took statements from everyone as they left.

I'm very sorry to hear that someone has not been charged in this. One of the only things that was comforting in the days after was that they had arrested someone.

My heart goes out to the family.

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i will find out the details about this and let you guys know....my sister worked on this trial...

So sorry to hear this verdict ... dude should be gunned down by the firing squad!

Shows how JUST the "justice" system is

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Originally posted by shanny I was at this party and not far from where it happened.

I too was there, about 10m away when it happened. The stabbing aside, it was pretty horrifying watching the fucked up kiddies continue to dance in a pool of blood. Jeesh!

It was actually pretty smart of the cops to keep the party going, and just close off the room where the stabbing happened. It allowed them to gather information from any potential witness', rather than have a mass exit.

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My heart goes out to the family.

+1

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Originally posted by SurrJRS It was actually pretty smart of the cops to keep the party going, and just close off the room where the stabbing happened. It allowed them to gather information from any potential witness', rather than have a mass exit.

Yeah, I agree.
I remember that employees were trying to stop the music, but other security stopped them so they didn't have a panic.

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