Police say a woman killed in a murder-suicide in Brampton was reported missing by a friend in Toronto the day before her body was discovered.
The bodies of a 35-year-old Navdeep Singh and a 27-year-old Sharanjeet Kaur were found by police inside a home on Bighorn Crescent, near Torbram Road and Bovaird Drive East, at around 2 p.m. on Monday.
Investigators told reporters Tuesday that they believe Kaur was murdered by Singh, who subsequently took his own life.
Police have not released the cause of death for the victim or the suspect.
Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday morning, Insp. Marty Ottaway confirmed that on Sunday, one day before Kaur’s body was discovered, the Toronto Police Service received a missing persons report from a friend of the victim.
“She did have some concern for her friend,” Ottaway said.
An investigation into her disappearance was launched, which led investigators to Brampton on Monday.
Ottaway added that a separate call sent officers to the home on Bighorn Crescent, where the victim was found dead.
He told reporters that Kaur and Singh had been in an intimate relationship in the past but investigators do not believe they were still romantically involved.
He said no prior incidents of domestic violence were reported to police.
“In this case, there is absolutely nothing documented at all. There were no warning signs,” Ottaway said. “This is the first we became aware of obviously issues between them.”
He noted that while investigators are not sure how the victim ended up at the home in Brampton, police have no evidence to suggest that Kaur was abducted.
Ottaway said there have been 13 domestic homicides in Peel Region this year, however not all of them relate to intimate partners.
“I think my message to women, or for that matter any family member that’s involved in domestic issues, is there is help out there for them and to use those resources, contact police. Contact other family and friends,” Ottaway said.
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Missing woman,
Sharanjeet Kaur, 27,
Kipling Avenue and Jeffcoat Drive area
Broadcast time: 10:51
Monday, December 9, 2019
23 Division
416-808-2300
Case #: 2019-2369780
The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance locating a missing woman.
Sharanjeet Kaur, 27, was last seen on Sunday, December 8, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. in the Kipling Avenue and Jeffcoat Drive area.
She is described as 5’4”, 110 lbs., with long black hair, and brown eyes.
She was last seen wearing a grey coat, blue jeans, and brown shoes. She was also carrying a black tote bag.
Police are concerned for her safety.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
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