By The Canadian Press on November 18, 2024.

A memorial outside the taped-off area outside a Walmart in Halifax on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Halifax police have determined the death of a young woman whose body was found in the Walmart’s walk-in oven was not suspicious and did not involve foul play.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Darren Calabrese

Police in Halifax have determined that the death of a young woman whose body was found in a Walmart walk-in oven was not suspicious and did not involve foul play.

The 19-year-old employee’s death in the store’s bakery was reported on October 19.

Halifax Regional Police say they have informed the woman’s family of their findings.

A Sikh organization confirmed that the body of Gursimran Kaur was found by her mother, who had worked with her daughter at the Mumford Road store for about two years.

The Maritime Sikh Society says Kaur, a Sikh woman originally from India, had immigrated to Canada with her mother.

Last month, Nova Scotia’s Department of Labor lifted a stop-work order after officials determined the store had met safety standards.

This report from The Canadian Press was first published on November 18, 2024.

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