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Marceau for not helping him. A letter from Marceau herself expressed concern for her own safety, noting that the house where Chand, his mother, and aunt lived and was to be bailed to was only 300 meters from her own home, and the fear that he could attack her again going about her daily routine.
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September 2010, when they met again while working at the same North Shore supermarket. In the following year, Chand and Marceau became friends, but the relationship was
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District Court before Judge David McNaughton. The Police filed their opposition, fearing tampering with witnesses (namely Marceau and her mother), and the mention during the police interview on 6 September
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me, I will knife you. If you scream, I will knife you. If you try to escape, I will knife you." He then demanded that she take her clothes off. After further threats of violence, Marceau complied and stripped down to her underwear.
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