Edmonton man charged with murder of Indian partner

A 23-year-old woman from India died in an Edmonton hospital on July 12, three days after being found with life-threatening injuries in her home, in a case police are treating as an intimate partner homicide. Her 22-year-old partner has been charged with second-degree murder.

The Edmonton Police Service responded to a residence in the Silverberry neighbourhood of southeast Edmonton at approximately 6:44 p.m. on July 9 after receiving a report of an unresponsive woman with suspicious injuries. Emergency Medical Services transported the victim, Damanpreet Kaur, to a hospital in critical condition. A man was taken into custody at the scene shortly after police arrived.

Kaur succumbed to her injuries on July 12. An autopsy conducted by the Edmonton Medical Examiner’s Office on July 14 ruled her death a homicide. Police revealed on July 23 that the cause of death was strangulation, information that had been withheld initially for investigative reasons.

The man taken into custody, Ritish Kumar, 22, was formally arrested on July 22 and charged with second-degree murder. Police stated the case is being investigated as an intimate partner homicide and that investigators are not looking for...