Human remains found in Richmond in late July have been confirmed to be a 28-year-old Surrey woman who was the victim of a homicide.
Navdeep Kaur was reported missing by her family on Feb. 23 to the Surrey RCMP. She was last seen the day before.
After an investigation by the missing persons unit, evidence collected led investigators to believe there was criminality involved.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) took over the investigation at that point, working with the Surrey RCMP, the Integrated Forensic Identification Service (IFIS) and the BC Coroners Service.
On July 23, a body was found off the shore of an industrial area in Richmond where Williams Road meets the Fraser River.
This Wednesday, in order to further the investigation, IHIT chose to identify the human remains found in Richmond as those of Kaur’s.
IHIT has continued to pursue a number of investigative avenues to determine the circumstances surrounding Kaur’s death, IHIT said in a press release Wednesday.
“This is a tragic event and investigators continue to work on this very active investigation," said Cpl. Sukhi Dhesi of IHIT.
"We are releasing an update with the hope that someone who knows something about Ms. Kaur’s disappearance and homicide may come forward. We’re asking anyone who has any information, to please call IHIT immediately.”
IHIT is asking anyone with information who has yet to speak with police, to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at [email protected].
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