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Court hears how deadly attack on Tori Dunn happened as murder trial begins

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Judd, A. (2026, October 6). Court hears how deadly attack on Tori Dunn happened as murder trial begins. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12088659/tori-dunn-adam-mann-murder-trial-day-1/

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Adam Mann, 42, pleaded not guilty on Monday at his murder trial for the death of Tori Dunn, who was fatally stabbed in her home in Port Kells, Surrey, on June 16, 2024. According to Trafford Wace, Dunn’s boyfriend and co-resident, an intruder entered their home between 9:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., stabbing Dunn multiple times before fleeing. Wace identified the attacker as a man wearing grey clothing with stubble on his face who had a shiny object in his hand. Police found Mann within half an hour of the attack, approximately one kilometre from Dunn’s home. The trial is expected to last three weeks and includes testimony from police officers and a forensic pathologist.
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On June 16, 2024, Tori Dunn was fatally stabbed in her home in Port Kells, a neighborhood of Surrey, British Columbia. The attack occurred after Dunn returned from a birthday dinner with her boyfriend, Trafford Wace, and fell asleep on the couch. At around 9:45 p.m., an intruder entered the residence and stabbed Dunn multiple times, including in the abdomen, before fleeing. Wace discovered Dunn critically injured when he came out of the bathroom and found her lying motionless on the couch. The accused, Adam Mann, age 42, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charges at a court hearing that began on Monday. The trial is expected to last three weeks, with the Crown calling several witnesses, including police officers and a forensic pathologist.

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“While both articles cover Adam Mann's trial for Tori Dunn's murder, they describe different parts of the ongoing legal proceedings — one on the initial plea and opening statements, the other on subsequent testimony by a homicide investigator.”
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Topics

911 Crown Port Kells Surrey Surrey Police Service

Subjects

Dunn PERSON · 16× Mann PERSON · 7× Wace PERSON · 6× Crown ORG · 3× Mander PERSON · 2× Surrey GPE · 2× Adam Mann PERSON · 1× Port Kells GPE · 1× Tori Dunn PERSON · 1× Trafford Wace PERSON · 1×

Narrative

“He turned and said, ‘Oh shit’” Wace said Mann was wearing a grey sweatshirt, toque and sweatpants, and had stubble on his face. He said he saw something shiny in Mann’s hand and when he asked Dunn what happened, she told him, “he f***ing stabbed me.
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🔮 The Crown will be calling several witnesses, including police officers and a forensic pathologist in the jury trial, which is expected to last three weeks.

Claims (27 extracted, 1 hedged)

The man accused of killing a woman in her Surrey home two years ago pleaded not guilty in court on Monday. asserted
man → accuse → Monday
Dunn was critically injured during an apparent random attack in her Port Kells home and died in hospital. asserted
Dunn → injure → hospital
In its opening statement, the Crown said Dunn was stabbed inside her home after returning home from a birthday dinner with her boyfriend. asserted
Dunn → open → boyfriend
They were both on the couch and Dunn fell asleep. asserted
Dunn → fall → couch
Sometime before 9:45 p.m., an intruder entered and stabbed Dunn a few times, the Crown said, including in the abdomen. asserted
Crown → enter → abdomen
The two lived together at the home in Surrey, which also housed two other tenants in units below where they lived. asserted
they → live → units
On June 16, 2024, Wace said he and Dunn came home between 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. after having his birthday dinner at his grandmother’s house. asserted
he → say → house
Get daily National news He said they both sat down on the couch, cuddled and watched TV before Dunn fell asleep on his shoulder. asserted
Dunn → get → shoulder
Wace said he got up to use the bathroom and left Dunn on the couch with her eyes closed and the TV on. asserted
TV → say → couch
He said he came running when he heard Dunn screaming louder than he had ever heard before. asserted
he → say → ?
“I see a man, like, up against the wall with Tori in front of him,” Wace said. asserted
Wace → see → him
“I said, ‘Who the f*** are you?” asserted
you → say → ?
“He turned and said, ‘Oh shit’” Wace said Mann was wearing a grey sweatshirt, toque and sweatpants, and had stubble on his face. He said he saw something shiny in Mann’s hand and when he asked Dunn what happened, she told him, “he f***ing stabbed me. asserted
he → turn → me
He said he then grabbed a knife, but Mann fled and that’s when Wace called 911. asserted
Wace → say → 911
He was tending to Dunn, he added, but she was telling him she thought she was dying. asserted
she → tend → him
As he was on the phone with 911, Dunn became unconscious, Wace added. asserted
Wace → become → 911
He said Dunn’s main wound was lower on her right abdomen. asserted
wound → say → abdomen
He confirmed Mann was a stranger to him and had never seen the accused before that day. asserted
Mann → confirm → day
One of the first to respond to the 911 call was Surrey Police Service Const. Jay Mander. asserted
One → respond → call
He testified he and another member moved Dunn from the living room floor to the grass outside, because it was unclear if the suspect was still inside. uncertain
suspect → testify → grass
Mander told the court the victim had a “two-inch-long stab wound to her abdomen” and was conscious and flailing before being loaded into an ambulance. asserted
victim → tell → ambulance
She died shortly afterwards in hospital. asserted
She → die → hospital
While on scene, Mander testified he was advised it was a homicide. asserted
it → testify → scene
Mann was found within half an hour and within one kilometre of Dunn’s home. asserted
Mann → find → home
Justice David Layton noted to the jury that Mann is of Black and Indigenous heritage. asserted
Mann → note → heritage
Dunn’s family and supporters packed the courtroom on Monday for the first day of Mann’s trial, filling half the room, but her father declined to speak outside afterwards. asserted
father → pack → room
The Crown will be calling several witnesses, including police officers and a forensic pathologist in the jury trial, which is expected to last three weeks. asserted
which → call → trial
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