A man and woman have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a 22-year-old man at a North Burnaby Starbucks this summer.
Burnaby RCMP responded to a report of an altercation at the Starbucks by Hastings Street and Kensington Avenue at about 2:30 p.m. on July 12, according to a statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT).
At the scene, police found Michael Page-Vincelli suffering injuries from an alleged assault.
He was taken to hospital but died on July 15.
A witness told the CBC an argument had started outside the Starbucks over a cigarette butt tossed from a car.
A woman had tossed the butt out of the window and Page-Vincelli had picked it up and thrown it back at her, according to the witness.
He said the woman had then gone into a nearby bank and retuned with a man, following Page-Vincelli into the coffee shop.
Other witnesses told CBC Page-Vincelli was punched and fell, hitting his head on the counter.
Starbucks staff said they couldn’t comment on the incident because of the ongoing investigation but confirmed a man had died after an altercation at the restaurant.
Manslaughter charges have now been laid against Lawrence Alvin Sharpe, 40, and Oldouz Pournouruz, 35.
The pair were arrested in Burnaby without incident, according to police, and will appear in B.C. Provincial Court in Vancouver today (Nov. 20).
