A man who died following an attack at an apartment complex in West Vancouver on Tuesday is being reported by neighbours to be Francis Amir Este, a former doctor who cared for his elderly mother who lives in the building.
“We often met at the lift and at the meetings in the lobby, and we would be chatting away for hours,” she said. Roddy MacKenzie, who lives in the complex, said his wife entered the lobby of building Tuesday afternoon to hear Esteghamat-Ardakani screaming as she came out of the elevator, saying her son had been stabbed and to call 911.
In July 2015, a West Vancouver mansion at 2668 Bellevue Ave. where Francis Este’s sister Rosa Donna Este was living was destroyed by a suspicious fire. She had been home at the time but managed to escape.