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Weeks after Gujarat woman’s murder in Canada, parents’ wait continues: ‘Please bring her body home’

The Indian Express·Aditi Raja·2 days ago
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Vidhi's parents wrote to the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) and Gujarat government authorities on May 28, seeking help navigating the repatriation process. The father had also separately reached out to the MP's office. FOR TWO weeks until May 28, Kalpesh and Vaishali Megha clung to silence they could not comprehend. Their only daughter Vidhi’s phone had gone dead after their last video call on May 14. Messages went undelivered. Calls went unanswered. In their family home in Borsad, hope slowly gave way to dread – until district officials arrived with the news no parent should have to hear. Their 22-year-old daughter had been stabbed to death in Canada on May 14. She was allegedly stabbed during a robbery attempt and succumbed to injuries . A 40-year-old man, Joshua St. Omer of St. Catharines, was later arrested by the Niagara Regional Police Service and charged with second-degree murder.…

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