HALIFAX - A small memorial of flowers, prayer candles and condolence cards has been set up in a parking lot just outside a Halifax Walmart where a young woman died in a walk-in oven Saturday night.
But as the police investigation unfolds, few details have come to light about how the tragedy occurred.
Halifax police spokeswoman Marla MacInnis said today in an email that the "cause and manner" of the 19-year-old woman's death remain unknown, and it's expected to be a "lengthy investigation."
The Maritime Sikh Society — which is in contact with the teen's family — says she came to Canada with her mother about two years ago and was an employee at Walmart.
The store in the city's west end remains closed, but a Walmart spokesperson says the company will pay employees for the shifts they had been scheduled to work.
Harjit Seyan, president of the Sikh society, says the group is fundraising and helping arrange visas to bring the young woman's father and other family members to Canada for the funeral.
This report by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ was first published Oct. 23, 2024.
