2 people face charges after newborn found dead in wooded area near Halifax

26-May-2026

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Halifax police say two people are facing charges after the body of an infant was found in a wooded area, more than 36 hours after a woman arrived at a hospital in critical condition after having just given birth.

Halifax Regional Police say they were notified on May 22 by hospital staff that a 23-year-old woman was there in life-threatening condition and she appeared to have just given birth. The baby was not at the hospital with her.

The woman had been taken to the hospital earlier on May 22 after paramedics and firefighters responded to a residence following an emergency call regarding a woman in distress.

Halifax Regional Police Staff Sgt. Pierre Bourdages said officers went to an address on Willet Street in Clayton Park, but did not find a baby. Four people were taken into custody and interviewed by police.

Bourdages would not say whether the baby was born at the Willet Street address.

Police and ground search and rescue workers spent the weekend searching the Clayton Park area for the newborn.

In a statement issued on the afternoon of May 24, police said new information redirected them to Prospect Road in Goodwood, roughly 10 kilometres from the Willet Street home.

The baby's body was discovered in a wooded area off Old Coach Road around 3:20 p.m. AT on May 24.

Bourdages said the cause of death will be determined on May 25 by the medical examiner, who will also officially confirm the infant's identity.

The mother remains in hospital in critical condition. Bourdages noted that her injuries are believed to be the result of giving birth, rather than an act of violence.

Of the four people who were taken into custody, two were charged.

Sukhpreet Singh, 23, a relative of the woman, and his wife, Ramandeep Kaur, 26, are scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on May 25.