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Woman charged after newborn found dead in wooded area in Halifax released on bail

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Willick, F. (2026, September 17). Woman charged after newborn found dead in wooded area in Halifax released on bail. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/woman-charged-newborn-found-dead-released-on-bail-ramandeep-kaur-9.7347808?cmp=rss

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Ramandeep Kaur, 27, was released on bail after being charged with multiple offenses related to a newborn found dead in a wooded area near Halifax this May. The charges include disposing of the body to conceal facts and offering an indignity to a dead body. Judge Marc Chisholm set conditions for her release, such as residing with a surety in Halifax and reporting weekly to police. Kaur's husband, Sukhpreet Singh, 24, remains in custody and faces similar charges.

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Ramandeep Kaur, 27, was granted bail in Halifax on Thursday after being charged with concealing the body of a newborn and other related offenses. The charges stem from an urgent search for a missing baby whose remains were found in Goodwood, Nova Scotia, this past spring. Kaur faces additional charges including offering indignity to human remains and obstruction of justice. She was released on conditions that she reside with her surety at a specific address, report weekly to Halifax Regional Police, deposit her passport and Indian national identity card with police, and remain in Nova Scotia. The bail amount is $6,000 or a promise to pay of $1,000 from both Kaur and her surety. Her husband, Sukhpreet Singh, 24, remains in custody on similar charges. Both are scheduled to return to court on October 14.

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Crown Halifax Halifax Regional Police Indian Nova Scotia

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Halifax GPE · 6× Kaur PERSON · 6× Singh PERSON · 3× Halifax Regional Police ORG · 2× Ramandeep Kaur PERSON · 2× Crown ORG · 1× Indian NORP · 1× Kevin Nightingale PERSON · 1× Marc Chisholm PERSON · 1× Nova Scotia GPE · 1×

Narrative

Woman charged after newborn found dead in wooded area in Halifax released on bail Ramandeep Kaur faces charges including offering an indignity to a dead body A woman who was charged after a newborn was found dead in a wooded area in Halifax this spring has been released on bail. Ramandeep Kaur, 27, appeared in Halifax provincial court on Thursday morning to seek release on bail. Kaur, wearing a red sweatshirt that said "perfectionist," participated in the court proceedings with assistance from a Punjabi interpreter.

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Woman charged after newborn found dead in wooded area in Halifax released on bail · assertive framing

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that → charge → interpreter

Judge Marc Chisholm granted Kaur's release on conditions that she reside with her surety at an address in Halifax, that she remain in Nova Scotia, that she report to Halifax Regional Police in person each week, that she attend court when directed, and that she deposit her passport and Indian national identity card. asserted

she → grant → passport

The court also ordered a $1,000 promise to pay for both Kaur and her surety. asserted

court → order → Kaur

The conditions were agreed upon by the Crown, Kevin Nightingale, and Kaur's lawyer, Trevor McGuigan. asserted

conditions → agree → Crown

Kaur and her husband, Sukhpreet Singh, 24, are charged with disposing of the body of a child with the intent to conceal the fact it had been delivered, two counts of obstruction by lying, including to a police officer, and offering an indignity to a dead body. asserted

it → charge → body

Man, woman charged after newborn found dead in wooded area don't seek bail asserted

newborn → charge → bail

Defence awaits evidence in case of newborn baby whose remains were found near Halifax On May 22, a 23-year-old woman who had recently given birth was admitted to the hospital in critical condition, but the baby was not with her. uncertain

baby → await → her

Police conducted an extensive search, and the remains of the infant were found off Old Coach Road in Goodwood, N.S., two days later. asserted

remains → conduct → Goodwood

On May 27, the baby’s mother — a relative of Singh’s — died in hospital. uncertain

mother → die → hospital

Police have said it appeared her condition when she was admitted was a medical one and not the result of violence. asserted

she → say → violence

A spokesperson for Halifax Regional Police said Thursday it will likely be a few more months before police get results from the medical examiner's office on the cause of the baby's death. asserted

police → say → death

Singh remains in custody. asserted

Singh → remain → custody

Kaur and Singh are scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on Oct. 14. asserted

Kaur → schedule → Oct.