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The prosecutor said Gordic denied he had any intention to have a fight, but the accused was not mollified and it was ultimately agreed that the two men would meet at the Olympic Rings monument: “There would seem to have been at the very least a prospect of a fight between (the two).”

Gordic rounded up a number of friends and acquaintances, and went to the Olympic Rings, but the accused did not show up; but others from his group did, said Robinson. The victim then went to a residence, where there were more angry phone calls from the accused who wanted to meet Gordic, who said he didn’t want to see him and was having a good time at Whistler, and wanted nothing further to do with the matter, she said.

Gordic continued to enjoy his weekend and interacted with various people through the evening, including going to a 7-Eleven just before the attack. After leaving the store, he was “set upon” by a group estimated in size from eight to 15 young males, said the Crown. “But it was more than sufficient in number to make it impossible for him to defend himself,” said Robinson. “Shortly after the attack, Luka Gordic fell to the ground bleeding profusely.”

The attack was brief, lasting possibly no more than 30 seconds, said Robinson.

One eyewitness in a nearby hotel overheard an accused say, ‘There you are, you little bitch, you thought we wouldn’t find you,” just before the attack, she said.

Shortly after the attack, descriptions of the attackers were broadcast by police, who saw the three accused on a trail near the scene of the crime headed in the direction of Highway 99, said Robinson. Clothing seized from all three accused had apparent bloodstains, said the prosecutor. DNA from Gordic was found on those items of clothing, she said. A knife with Gordic’s DNA was seized from the pocket of one of the accused, added the prosecutor. DNA from one of the accused was detected on a second knife found at the scene of the attack, she said.