UBC Okanagan security guard dies after assault on campus

A UBC Okanagan security guard has died after she was assaulted on Saturday.

According to police, officers were called to the UBC Okanagan campus at 5:55 a.m. after they received reports of an assault.

The 24-year-old security guard was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries, but she has since passed away.

“Upon initial investigation, it has been determined a man working at the university assaulted a security guard,” Kelowna RCMP said in a statement.

The suspect was identified and apprehended under the Mental Health Act. He remains in hospital and is could face murder charges.

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The Kelowna RCMP is working with UBCO partners amid the investigation.

If you witnessed this incident or have any information about it, you are asked to contact the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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