Ex-Vancouver Whitecaps Academy player Njei (Victor) Akoum is suing 'John Doe' for stabbing him at a party in a North Burnaby parking lot two years ago.
An ex-Vancouver Whitecaps FC youth player who says his professional prospects with the club ended after he was stabbed at a North Burnaby party two years ago is suing the person responsible for his injuries.
Spokesperson Cpl. Mike Kalanj said he couldn’t comment on the case, but a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court this week has shed more light on the incident. The person apologized, the claim states, but about one hour later, a group of 15 to 20 people approached the players. Two other partygoers helped him up and brought him to a nearby gas station, but as one was getting water to rinse Akoun’s eyes, a person ran up to Akoun and stabbed him in the abdomen with a knife.In a statement after the stabbing, Vancouver Whitecaps FC described the incident as a “racially motivated attack” and called for the “toughest punishment possible” for the perpetrators.
He was at Royal Columbian Hospital for seven days and spent six months recovering at home in Edmonton, Alta.By the time his doctor cleared him for physical activity, however, his spot on the Whitecaps’ Division 2 team had been filled by another player and he had to defer his first year at UBC.
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