Archive · 23 Jun 2025
Remains of Missing Woman Found; Partner Charged with Murder
An Indian-origin woman named Shalini Singh, who was missing since December 2024, was found dead.
Police found her remains in a Canadian landfill.
Her partner, Jeffrey Smith, has been charged with murder after an investigation revealed foul play.
She last spoke to her family on December 4th and was last seen entering her apartment in Hamilton city two days before that.
Smith has been charged with second-degree murder.
Police are still searching the landfill for more evidence and expect to finish by June 27.
Remains found in a Canadian landfill have been identified as belonging to Shalini Singh.
Singh was reported missing by her family on December 10, 2024.
Police determined Singh was a victim of foul play and her remains were found in a landfill.
Jeffrey Smith, Singh's common-law partner, has been charged with second-degree murder.
The search of the landfill site is ongoing; completion is estimated by June 27.
- Who
- Shalini Singh, her partner Jeffrey Smith, and the Hamilton Police.
- What
- Shalini Singh's remains were found and her partner was charged with murder.
- When
- Singh went missing in December 2024; Smith was arrested last Friday.
- Where
- A Canadian landfill in Ontario, and in Hamilton city where the victim lived.
- Why
- Singh was a victim of foul play, according to police investigations.
- Victim
- Shalini Singh
- Missing Since
- December 10, 2024
- Age
- 40
- Partner
- Jeffrey Smith
- Charges
- Second-degree murder, Indignity to human remains
- Location of remains
- Canadian landfill
- Last contact
- December 4th, 2024