Police have ruled out foul play in the mysterious death of a Walmart employee who was baked to death inside a walk-in oven.
The charred remains of Gursimran Kaur, 19, were found by her mother inside the walk-in oven of the Walmart she worked at in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on October 19.
‘The police investigation determined the death is not suspicious and there is no evidence of foul play,’ officials said in a statement on Monday.
Kaur and her mother had migrated from India to Canada three years ago and both worked at the Walmart.
The store has remained closed following the tragedy, and has thrown out the walk-in oven.
Friends of the mother and daughter have shared distressing details of Kaur’s death and her mother’s involvement in finding her remains.
Kaur’s mother was searching through the store for her when she made her way into the bakery section.
Gursimran Kaur, 19, tragically died in the Halifax superstore she worked at in Nova Scotia
Kaur and her mother began working at Walmart together two years ago, shortly after arriving from India seeking new opportunities
There, a colleague noted ‘leakage’ coming from the walk-in oven.
‘Imagine the horror that her mother experienced – who herself opened the oven,’ a spokesperson for the family said in a GoFundMe appeal.
‘As you all know, her charred remains were found inside the walk-in oven in the bakery after a few hours.’
The GoFundMe has raised $190,000 to help bring Kaur’s father from India to Canada.
Kaur’s mother is reportedly ‘traumatized’ by the discovery.
She has been described as a ‘watchful mother who breathes for her child’s happiness.’
Kaur and her mother were well regarded members of the Sikh community in Nova Scotia.
‘This family’s sufferings are unimaginable and indescribable,’ the Maritime Sikh Society Executive said.
