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A 40-year-old Sikh woman was murdered at her home in Canada and her husband arrested as a suspect, according to Canadian police.
Harpreet Kaur was stabbed multiple times in her Surrey, B.C., home. home on Wednesday night in Surrey, CBC News reported on Friday.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said they were called to a residence in the Newton area shortly before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday to reports of a stabbing.
When officers arrived, they found a woman with life-threatening injuries to her who was rushed to the hospital where she died from her injuries, according to the report.
sergeant. Timothy Pierotti of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is investigating the homicide with the Surrey RCMP Major Crimes Unit.
Kaur's husband, also 40, was arrested as a suspect at the scene of the assault but has since been released, according to the report.
Police have asked anyone with information about Kaur or her death to come forward and help investigators gather enough information to secure charges.
“Our researchers have been working non-stop,” Pierotti said.
"These incidents have a significant impact, not just on the family and friends of the victim, but on the entire community. Surrey RCMP Victim Services have been mobilized and are available to anyone who needs assistance," he stated. .
The incident comes just days after Pawanpreet Kaur, 21, another Canadian Sikh, was shot dead outside a Mississauga gas station on December 3.
Last month, a teenager of Indian origin, Mehakpreet Sethi, was stabbed to death by another teenager in a high school parking lot in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
