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Police investigate homicide at UBC Okanagan campus

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Feb, 2022 06:09 PM
  • Police investigate homicide at UBC Okanagan campus

KELOWNA, B.C.  - Police say a security guard who was allegedly assaulted at the University of British Columbia in the Okanagan has died.

The Kelowna RCMP say in a news release Monday that the 24-year-old woman who was allegedly assaulted Saturday morning while working on campus succumbed to her injuries.

They say her death is being investigated as a homicide.

The Mounties say a man was arrested under the Mental Health Act soon after the incident.

Police say he remained in hospital and could possibly face murder charges.

They say they are working with campus authorities to investigate.

Photo courtesy of Instagram. 

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