Vigil held for security guard Harmandeep Kaur killed at UBC Okanagan
Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Mar, 2022 05:41 PM
Hundreds of people have gathered for a vigil at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus for a security guard who was fatally assaulted at work last weekend.
24 year old Harmandeep Kaur died in a Kelowna hospital after being attacked early last Saturday morning.
R-C-M-P say a suspect who was also working at the university was arrested under the Mental Health Act and could face a murder charge.
U-B-C-O deputy vice-chancellor Lesley Cormack says flags at the campus were also being lowered in memory of Kaur.
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