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Paskall's alleged killer will stand trial

SURREY - The man accused of killing Julie Paskall will stand trial in Supreme Court.

 

Yosef Gopaul faces charges of second-degree murder in the case and was ordered to stand trial following a two-day preliminary hearing at Surrey Provincial Court last week.

 

Evidence was considered during the hearing on Tuesday and Wednesday, but is subject to a publication ban.

 

Paskall, 53, was attacked outside Newton Arena on Dec. 29, 2013 when she was picking up her son from a hockey game. Police suspected robbery was motive for the attack.

 

She died two days later in hospital.

 

Gopaul was arrested in May, 2014.

 

He came to Surrey from Ontario eight weeks prior to the attack.

 

A man by the same name was considered a high risk to re-offend after an Ontario conviction for attacking a woman on New Year's Day 2010.

 

Standing outside the Surrey courtroom Tuesday, Paskall's husband Al said he feels responsible for his slain wife's death.

 

"I still blame myself," he said. "I wasn't there when I should've been."

 

Gopaul is due back in court on March 12 in New Westminster.