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Man wanted in frying pan attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri arrested

Hajtamiri was kidnapped from a Wasaga Beach home a few weeks after the Richmond Hill assault

Elnaz Hajtamiri is seen after a Dec. 20, 2021 assault in her Richmond Hill parking garage.
Elnaz Hajtamiri is seen after a Dec. 20, 2021 assault in her Richmond Hill parking garage.

York Regional Police have made a second arrest in the violent December 2021 attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri, who was kidnapped weeks later.

On Dec. 20, police say two men attacked Hajtamiri in the underground parking lot of her King William Cres. home in Richmond Hill. The men were masked and beat Hajtamiri about the head with a frying pan, cracking her skull.

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The intervention of a passerby caused the assault to end and the attackers fled in a stolen car.

Hajtamiri was treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. 

Riyasat Singh, 23, was arrested in April, and a Canada-wide warrant was issued for Harsheep Binner, 24, who police revealed Tuesday had been arrested on Sept. 19.

Riyasat Singh, 23, and Harshdeep Binner, 23, are accused in the December 2021 attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri. YRP PHOTO
Riyasat Singh, 23, and Harshdeep Binner, 23, are accused in the December 2021 attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri. YRP PHOTO

Both Brampton men are charged with attempted murder, attempted kidnapping, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, and mischief over $5,000.

After the Richmond Hill attack, Hajtamiri — in fear of her life — was staying with family in Wasaga Beach.

On Jan. 12, 2022, she was kidnapped from a Trailwood Place residence by three men dressed in police gear who said they had a warrant for her arrest. Hajtamiri was forcibly thrown into an SUV, which proved to be stolen.

She has been missing since that night.

Mohammed Lilo has been charged with the kidnapping and attempted murder of missing Elnaz Hajtamiri, who was snatched from a Wasaga Bech home in January. LILO/ FACEBOOK
Mohammed Lilo has been charged with the kidnapping and attempted murder of missing Elnaz Hajtamiri, who was snatched from a Wasaga Bech home in January. LILO/ FACEBOOK

Hajtamiri’s former boyfriend Mohamed Lilo, 35, of Quebec, was charged by OPP in July with kidnapping in the case.

He was also charged with attempted murder and attempted kidnapping over the first assault on Hajtamiri in Richmond Hill. 

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Lilo remains in custody after being denied bail in August.

The investigation into the kidnapping continues and York Regional Police ask anyone with information to call 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7241.

lbraun@postmedia.com