Two young men charged with interfering with a body in connection with a North Vancouver homicide case have been released on $5,000 bail.
Dyllan James Green, 20, and Jacob Michael Gorelik,18, both of Richmond, were granted bail by a judge Monday afternoon after a brief hearing in North Vancouver provincial court.
Bail conditions for the two men include abiding by an 11 p.m. curfew and not communicating with co-accused in the case.
A court-ordered ban prevents publication of evidence heard at the bail hearing.
Two other men – Casey James Hiscoe, 21 and Tianyi Zhang, 23 – face more serious charges of kidnapping a man named Peng Sun with intent to hold him for ransom between Sept. 27 and 29.
Zhang and Hiscoe both remain in custody. Their next court date is this Thursday.
All four were arrested around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning in the 900-block of Wellington Drive, North Vancouver.
Police have not yet confirmed Sun as the man found dead in North Vancouver Tuesday – possibly inside a white Bentley that was the focus of investigation by officers from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.
Outside the courthouse Monday, Crown prosecutor Brian MacFarlane said the investigation into the complex case is continuing. MacFarlane said the possibility of laying murder charges in the case is “certainly something that we’re considering.”
MacFarlane said the victim in the kidnapping case, Peng Sun, is a young man in his early twenties.
MacFarlane said he consented to the release of Green and Gorelik because they are alleged to have played a more minor role in the case and their release does not pose any danger to the public.
Also outside the court, David Fai, lawyer for Green, said “there’s very little evidence my client knew what was going on.”
So far, police have released few details about the case, including whether there is a connection between Sun and any of the accused.
So far, no information has been released about where Sun was kidnapped or held for two days.
Sgt. Stephanie Ashton said Thursday police converged on Wellington Drive around 3 a.m Sept. 29 in response to an active investigation involving multiple jurisdictions across the Lower Mainland.
Police blocked off the 900-block of Wellington and removed at least two cars from the scene, Sept. 29, including a white Bentley and a newer model Chevrolet Malibu.
Neighbours said they had recently noticed the white Bentley as a new car parked on the street.
