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Victim and accused named in fatal Brampton, Ont. stabbing

Police are investigating after a woman was fatally stabbed in Brampton. Global News / Brittany Rosen

Police have named the man charged with stabbing a woman in Brampton, Ont., on Friday evening.

A 911 call for medical assistance was lodged with emergency services for Sparrow Park near Cherrytree Drive and Sparrow Court around 6 p.m. Friday.

Officers with Peel Regional Police, along with firefighters and paramedics, attended to find a woman suffering from “obvious signs of trauma.”

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Police said life-saving measures were attempted but she succumbed to her injuries. She was identified as 43-year-old Davinder Kaur.

A man was arrested near the scene.

On Saturday, Peel police identified him as Nav Nishan Singh, 44, from Brampton. He faces a first-degree murder charge, which has not been proven in court.

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