British Columbia’s minor hockey community is reeling after the sudden death of an up-and-coming teen player earlier this month.Global News has learned Surrey RCMP is investigating whether sextortion may have played a role in the tragic suicide of 14-year-old Robin Janjua, described as a bright young hockey star from Surrey.The tragedy has rattled the Delta Hockey Academy, where Janjua played on the U-15 team.
Read more: Judge sentences B.C. teen Amanda Todd’s online tormentor to 13 years in prison Former NHL player Kris Beech, who coaches at the academy, told Global News the club has been deeply affected, adding he’d lost one of his brightest and most dedicated players.“The kids on the team are devastated,” he said.“It was one of the worst things I’ve seen when we had to tell them the news.
It was one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen in my life.”Janjua took his own life at home on the night of Feb. 13. CPR was provided at the scene, but he did not survive.Sources said the alleged sextortion involved an intimate image of Janjua.
It remains unclear who was behind the offence and where it originated.“It was some horrible people that took advantage of this young man,” Beech said.Beech would not speak to specific details of the incident, but told Global News the “online predatory situation” did not involve anyone from Janjua’s team or people the teen knew.