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February 12, 2012

Toronto Star: Machete brawl at Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Centre in Brampton called disgraceful by judge

by Katie Daubs
The Toronto Star

A Superior Court judge called the power struggle that resulted in machete violence at a Sikh temple “disgraceful” and he doesn’t have praise for the resulting legal aftermath.

Brampton’s Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Centre made headlines in 2010 when a clash involving hammers, machetes and construction knives sent four men to hospital, and another four men into the criminal justice system for assault and weapons charges. According to court documents, the main incitement that day was a coup d’etat by a rogue group. 

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