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Edmonton Woman, 23, Allegedly Strangled to Death by Partner: Police
Police say an autopsy found strangulation, and an online fundraiser has raised more than $16,000 to return her body to India.
- On Wednesday, Edmonton Police Service arrested Ritish Kumar, 22, and charged him with second-degree murder in the death of Damanpreet Kaur, describing the case as an "intimate partner homicide."
- Following an autopsy on July 14, 2026, The Edmonton Medical Examiner determined Kaur died by strangulation after being found unresponsive with life-threatening injuries on July 9 and passing away in hospital three days later.
- Kaur, who moved to Canada from Punjab five years ago as a student, was the only child of her parents; a GoFundMe fundraiser has raised more than $18,000 of its $20,000 goal to return her body to India.
- Cat Champagne of the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters identified the death as femicide, stating, "It's just really important to us that we continue to say her name and validate her as a person."
- Provisions under Bill C-16, the Protecting Victims Act, came into force this month to recognize femicide, with Champagne noting that shelters provide essential intervention and prevention services for those facing violence.
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Punjabi woman strangled to death in Canada; 22-year-old live-in partner charged with murder - The Tribune
A 22-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly strangling his 23-year-old partner, an Indian woman, to death in Edmonton, Alberta, in what police are investigating as an intimate partner homicide.
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Edmonton woman, 23, allegedly strangled to death by partner: police
Edmonton police allege a 23-year-old woman died at the hands of her boyfriend, who has since been charged with murder. Damanpreet Kaur died in hospital July 12, three days after being found unresponsive and with life-threatening injuries at a southeast Edmonton home, in the Silverberry neighbourhood. A man was taken into custody shortly after. The […]
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