# Source note — De Jong murder video broadcast ruling

Prepared: 2026-07-17
NewsForBC slug: `de-jong-murder-video-broadcast-ruling-source-check`

## Trigger source
- Instagram Reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DanUv6dSmlm/
- Account visible in browser capture: `publicsafetybc`
- Caption title: “It’s infuriating”: Victims’ family upset after B.C. judge rules video of 2 convicted murderers can’t be broadcast.

## Main corroborating source
- CTV Vancouver / CTV News article by Michele Brunoro, published July 8/9, 2026: https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/its-infuriating-victims-family-upset-after-bc-judge-rules-video-of-2-convicted-murderers-cant-be-broadcast/
- CTV video page: https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/video/2026/07/09/judge-bars-release-of-murder-trial-video/

## Verified from accessible sources
- Arnold and Joanne De Jong were the named victims in the CTV/Instagram material.
- CTV reports Kushveer Toor, Abhijeet Singh and Gurkaran Singh were convicted of the 2022 first-degree murders.
- CTV reports a 46-second video shows Toor and Gurkaran Singh in a vehicle, with Singh holding a bat; CTV reports a similar-looking bat recovered from defendants’ vehicles had Joanne De Jong’s DNA on it when seized more than six months after the killings.
- CTV and another media outlet sought unlimited access to broadcast the video, citing the open-court principle.
- CTV reports the judge rejected the application.
- CTV reports defence lawyer Donna Turko argued the video/commentary was inflammatory, not informative or educational, and could be weaponized online.
- CTV reports the De Jong daughters wanted the public to see the video and were upset by the decision.
- CTV reports the convicted men filed constitutional challenges seeking consideration for early parole under the so-called faint hope clause.

## Not verified / missing
- The accessible CTV article and Instagram caption did not name the judge.
- CanLII search was blocked by CAPTCHA in this session.
- Public B.C. court judgment/reasons for the media application were not found in accessible searches.
- The underlying 46-second video is not public because the application to broadcast it was rejected.

## Editorial label
This article should not name or criticize a specific judge unless a public court record or mainstream report later identifies the judge. It can discuss the reported ruling, open-court principle, victim-family concern, defence argument, and the need for written/public reasons.


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Canonical CJ slug: de-jong-video-broadcast-open-court-source-trail-2026