Man charged with murder in death of UBC Okanagan security guard
Posted April 5, 2022 4:11 pm.
Last Updated April 5, 2022 4:36 pm.
A man has been charged with murder in the deadly attack of a 24-year-old security guard at the UBC Okanagan campus in Kelowna.
Harmandeep Kaur was attacked on campus on Feb. 26 during an overnight shift. She died the next day.
Police believe a man who also worked at the university was behind the attack. One man had been arrested and apprehended under the Mental Health Act.
Dante Ognibene-Hebbourn, 22, has now been charged with second-degree murder.
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Kaur’s death rattled the Sikh community in Kelowna.
Originally from India, Kaur moved to Vancouver in 2015 and recently secured permanent residency. She wanted to become a paramedic and is being remembered as a “beloved daughter, sister, and friend.”
She was looking forward to welcoming her parents for a visit in April.
The victim’s family has described the attack as “senseless, unprovoked, and devastating.”
Ognibene-Hebbourn is due in court on Wednesday.
With files from Prabhjot Kahlon, Martin MacMahon, and Lisa Steacy
