Friends and family of a 27-year-old Etobicoke woman killed by her former boyfriend in a murder-suicide weren’t aware of the relationship, says a friend of the victim.

Sharanjeet Kaur’s body was found after police responded to a report of a medical call at a Brampton home on Bighorn Crescent, in the Torbram Road and Sandalwood Parkway area, on Monday just after 2 p.m. Officers entered the basement apartment in the home and discovered the body of Navdeep Singh, 35, before finding Kaur.

A friend of the victim, who was seeking help through social media on Monday to find Kaur and wishes to remain anonymous, has been in contact with the family. She said none of Kaur’s friends or family knew that she had a boyfriend.

Kaur lived in Etobicoke and was known to call her family every morning and evening, her friend said. On Sunday night, her family became concerned when they couldn’t get a hold of her.

“They were calling her all day, they called her work,” Kaur’s friend said.

On Monday, Kaur’s employer told her friend she gave no notice of her absence.

Her friend remains confused as to how and why the tragic incident happened. She last spoke to Kaur via text on Saturday, noting she was “casual” and “happy” in her demeanour.

“Her family is broken,” her friend said, noting that many of her friends and family found out about the incident through news on TV.

The investigation is ongoing, but police have determined that the man had killed the woman before dying by suicide.

“I can confirm the two parties had an intimate relationship in the past,” Insp. Marty Ottaway said at a news conference. “The female victim was reported missing (Monday) morning by a friend to Toronto Police Service.”

Police said there was no history of domestic violence with the two people and they were not known to police.

Kaur is Peel Region’s 27th homicide of 2019, and the 13th homicide resulting from domestic violence.

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Ali Raza is a reporter for Mississauga News and Brampton Guardian. Reach him via email: aliraza@metroland.com

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