The Crown has stayed a theft charge against Adam Mann, the man accused of second-degree murder in the death of Surrey resident Tori Dunn.
Court records show the stay of proceedings was entered Wednesday (Oct. 15) in Vancouver provincial court for a theft under $5,000 charge connected to an April 25, 2024, incident in Vancouver.
A stay of proceedings means the charge is effectively dropped, though prosecutors may choose to restart the case within a specific period — one year for serious offences and six months for lesser ones. If not revived within that time, the matter is permanently closed.
Mann was also scheduled to face trial this month in Surrey for an unrelated July 2024 assault on two corrections officers, but that trial has been postponed.
The 36-year-old has a lengthy criminal record across Ontario, New Brunswick, and B.C. In addition to the murder charge in Dunn’s death, Mann faces several other allegations, including aggravated assault and assaulting a peace officer in connection with a May 26 stabbing in Whalley. None of the charges have been proven in court.
Dunn, 30, died after an alleged home invasion and stabbing in her Port Kells home on June 16, 2024. Surrey RCMP found her with life-threatening injuries at a residence near the 9800-block of 182A Street. Mann was arrested later that evening and formally charged on June 28.
