Guilty Plea entered in 2022 Abbotsford homicide

Integrated Homicide Investigation Team

Sat Apr 20 15:55:00 PDT 2024

File # 2022-945

An Abbotsford man has now plead guilty in relation a 2022 homicide. 

Background:

On July 28, 2022, the Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) received a call of an assault at a residence in the 2900-block of Eastview Street, in Abbotsford. First responders attended the scene and located a 45-year old woman, later identified as Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu of Abbotsford suffering from life-threatening injuries. Despite the best efforts of the responding officers and paramedics, Kamaljit Sandhu later sadly succumbed to her injuries. 48-year old Inderjit Singh Sandhu, Kamaljit’s husband, was located on scene and taken into custody in relation to the homicide. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) took conduct of the investigation and continued to work closely in partnership with the Abby PD and the BC Coroners Service to advance the investigation. 

On April 19, 2024, Inderjit Sandhu appeared in Abbotsford Supreme Court, where he entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder.

As of the time of this release, no date has been set for a sentencing hearing.

Released by

Sgt. Timothy Pierotti

Email: ediv_ihit_media@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Website: homicideteam.ca

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