Man charged with murder in death of UBC Okanagan security guard

By Denise Wong

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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      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

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