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Common-Law Partner Charged After DNA Confirms Missing Woman’s Remains in Hamilton Landfill

Search teams will conclude their combing of the Glanbrook landfill by June 27 following the arrest of Singh’s partner on murder charges.

Jeffery Smith, shown with Shalini Singh in a photo posted a year ago on Facebook, has been charged with second-degree murder after DNA testing confirmed remains from a Hamilton landfill belonged to the 40-year-old woman.
Shalini Singh photo and an image of the landfill search.
A Hamilton Police vehicle in Hamilton, Ont., Friday, May 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
Indian-origin woman's body found in Canada landfill, live-in partner charged

Overview

  • DNA analysis at the Centre of Forensic Sciences on June 20 confirmed that partial remains recovered from the Glanbrook landfill on May 21 belong to 40-year-old Shalini Singh, who went missing in early December 2024.
  • Hamilton Police arrested 42-year-old Jeffery Smith in Burlington on June 20 and charged him with second-degree murder and indignity to human remains; he made his first court appearance the following day.
  • Investigators believe Singh was killed in her Hamilton apartment on or around December 4 and that her body was removed through the building’s garbage disposal system.
  • Officers have been sifting through landfill debris since February and face extreme heat as they work toward a projected completion date of June 27.
  • Singh’s family has been notified and is receiving support from police victim services amid questions over risk assessments for individuals with known mental health and violence histories.