On Thursday, July 9, 2026, at approximately 6:44 p.m., Southeast Branch patrol officers responded to a call for an unresponsive female with suspicious injuries at a residence in the Silverberry neighbourhood. An adult male was taken into custody shortly thereafter.
EMS responded, treated and transported the 23-year-old female to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she sadly passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2026.
The Edmonton Medical Examiner’s Office completed an autopsy on July 14, 2026, and determined Damanpreet Kaur, died as a result of homicide. The cause of death, which was withheld at the time for investigative reasons, was strangulation.
Ritish Kumar was arrested on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, and charged with second degree murder.
This death is considered an intimate partner homicide. Police are not seeking any additional suspects at this time.