Mother dies in hospital days after baby found dead in wooded area: HRP

CITYnews halifax / By Chris Halef

Police say a mother, whose baby was found dead following an urgent search in the Halifax area, has also died.

On May 22, officers were dispatched to hospital after a 23-year-old woman arrived in poor condition, and doctors determined she had recently given birth, prompting a search for the infant.

HRP said the woman was in critical condition Sunday, adding it appeared she had suffered a medical emergency that was not linked to violence.

The infant’s remains were found on May 24 in a wooded area off Old Coach Road in Goodwood.

In an update on Thursday, police said the mother has since died in hospital and the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service will determine the cause and manner of death. The baby’s cause of death is still under investigation.

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“Our investigators were not able to speak to the mother,” Const. Martin Cromwell said in an interview with CityNews Halifax. Cromwell said that added to the complexity of the investigation into the incident.

Meantime, Sukhpreet Singhand, 23, and his wife Ramandeep Kaur, 26, have been charged in connection with the incident.

The two face charges of concealing the body of a child, obstructing a peace officer causing an indignity to human remains and resisting a peace officer.

“Through that investigation it will be determined if there are any additional charges laid,” Cromwell said. “Again it is complex, these things will take time.”