SUNDAY
June 16, 1996

sentence
delayed

BY ANNA MARIE D' ANGELO
News Reporter

VINCENT Anthony Ng was
troubled sexually. He told a
probation officer that he was
not sure about the nature of
his problem. Ng had fantasies
of bondage and feelings of
being out of control, especial-
ly when he was drunk.

The probation officer interviewed Ng
in connection with a court-ordered pre-
sentencing report.

The report was ordered after Ng plead-
ed guilty to the aggravated sexual assault
of a 17-year-old woman more than a year
ago in North Vancouver.

. Ng strangled the woman during a
vicious attack that endangered her life.

-- When the probation officer asked Ng
what would happen if he did not get help
for his problem Ng replied, “You’ve read
the report.”

Crown lawyer Peter Favell interpreted

Ng's response to mean he would re-_

offend.

During sentencing proceedings in B.C.
Supreme Court on Friday, Favell argued
that the judge should order a psychiatric
_assessment of Ng.

The assessment would give ins’ ht
into Ng's background and help to deter-
Mine an appronriate sentence.

The rapist’s right to remain silent came
into play.

But Favell argued Ng's right would not
be abused because Ng was no longer an
accused person.

By pleading guilty Ng became an

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Labor dispute
squeezes local

mall merchants
BY (AN NOSLE
News Roporter

MANY retail stores
have become lockout
losers in malls missing
the drawing power of
closed Safeway and
Save-On-Foods and
Drugs stores.

Since workers at the chains
were locked aut March 31, park-
ing lots that are usually full during
the day with shoppers are now bar-
ren,

One of the malls hardest hit is Park and
Tilford Centre, which also has to contend with
traffic tic-ups thanks to renovations to the nearby
Second Narrows Bridge.

Karim Rajan. a partner in the Paper Parade
store at Park and ‘Tilford, said his business has

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Wine at Rack It! Winemaking at Park and Tilford Centre.

dropped 35% to 40% compared with last: year
since Save-On shut.

Although Save-On’s lockout has had more
effect on his business, Rajan said bridge lineups
snaking along nearby streets have also hindered
his customers,

Full-time staff atthe score have had their

hours cut from 40 per week ta 30;
part-timers have lost five hours a
week to 15.

“The parking lot is enipty.” said
Rajan at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, a
time when the mall is usually busy.

“The place is dead,” concurred
an employee at a cleaning compa-
uy in Park and Tilford who
requested anonymity because
she’s been told to “lie low.”

She's wormed about paying the
lease for the busiress after clien-
tele dropped 70% to 80% with the
Save-On lockout and, bridge
repairs.

“Any store in here could give
you the exact same story,” she

said.

To combat the fact that people
can’t get down to her business,
she is contemplating launching a
pick-up and delivery service.

Across the street: from) the
mall, Rob Cybak, the manager of John Henry the
Bicycle Man, said congested bridge traffic means
customers take more time to get to his area. And
with the inconvenience and Save-On's closure,
many don't even try.

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