By Canadian Press

Montreal police say body of suspect in Quebec’s 14th femicide has been found in river

Jul 29, 2021 | 9:51 AM

MONTREAL — Police say the body of the suspect in the 14th femicide reported this year in Quebec has been found in a river north of Montreal.

Quebec’s coroner’s office identified the body as that of Navdeep Singh Ghotra, 30.

It was found Wednesday near a hydroelectric plant in the water separating Montreal from its northern suburb of Laval.

Rajinder Prabhneed Kaur, 32, was found dead in an apartment on July 19 in Montreal’s Parc-Extension district. 

Kaur was the city’s 13th homicide victim this year.

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Quebec has experienced a spate of femicides since the beginning of 2021, with an unofficial count putting the number at 14.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 29, 2021.

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