{"id":512804,"date":"2026-03-04T02:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T02:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/512804\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T02:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T02:12:12","slug":"surrey-jewelry-store-employee-testifies-she-begged-suspects-not-to-kill-her-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/512804\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrey jewelry store employee testifies she begged suspects not to kill her &#8211; BC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>A Surrey, B.C., jewelry store employee who was working during a botched robbery has testified she begged the suspects not to kill her.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The former employee told the court on Tuesday that she has been on long-term disability since the incident at Noor Design Studio in February 2024.<\/p>\n<p>On the stand on Tuesday, the employee, who is not being publicly identified due to her fears for her safety, said a female customer had come into the store that day and was taking a long time and not buying anything.<\/p>\n<p>She said that made her feel uneasy.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>She told the jurors on Tuesday that she was in the back of the store when the robbers rushed in.<\/p>\n<p>She said she got into a confrontation with a female robber and she feared for her life, pleading, \u201cPlease do not kill me, please do not kill me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Botched jewelry store robbery trial begins'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/web_still_6p_jewelry_store.png\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:56<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBotched jewelry store robbery trial begins\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11713160\/bc-david-eby-niki-sharma-announcement-time\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" 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former employee said she escaped through the back door and when she returned to the store, she told the jurors what she saw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlass, blood everywhere,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd then I collapsed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michael Oneischuck and Jenna Internman are facing robbery and aggravated assault charges and Oneischuck is also facing three additional firearms charges.<\/p>\n<p>The trial is expected to last eight weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Crime<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Surrey, B.C., jewelry store employee who was working 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