BRAMPTON

A 46-year-old man is accused of a deadly double stabbing that saw his estranged wife butchered and her friend left fighting for his life.

Peel Regional Police say they were called to a home at 179 Kingknoll Dr., near Steeles Ave. W. and Mavis Rd., around 10 p.m. Tuesday.

When officers arrived they found a woman and a man suffering from “multiple” stab wounds.

The woman — identified by police as Anita Summan, 51 — was pronounced dead in hospital soon after.

The man — who has been identified as Gurkharan Doal, 46 — remains in hospital “in life-threatening condition,” police said Wednesday.

A man was allegedly spotted leaving the house after the horrific double stabbing in a 2001, four-door, green Honda Civic.

Police quickly identified the estranged husband of the murder victim as their prime suspect.

Investigators were in the midst of seeking a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest when he turned himself in just before 10 a.m. Wednesday.

“He surrendered himself at 22 Division,” Const. Fiona Thivierge said of the accused.

Iqbal Singh is in custody charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder.

A motive for the brutal attack was unclear.

Thivierge said Summan and Doal were just friends. Doal’s nephew rents the basement of Summan’s two-storey brick house.

Neighbours said Summan had two grown children, a son and a daughter, from her first husband, who is deceased.

Her son, a U.S. citizen, died in a tragic accident just eight months ago in Afghanistan.

Rinku Summan, 32, was a first officer on a cargo plane that crashed on takeoff when its load shifted on Apr. 29, 2013.

All seven crew members were killed, including Rinku, who left behind his wife and their young son.

Anyone with information in the double stabbing is urged to call the Peel homicide bureau at 905-453-2121, ext. 3205, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.