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Kelowna Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Fatal Attack on UBC Okanagan Security Guard

Dante Ognibene-Hebbourn, who killed Harmandeep Kaur during a drug-induced psychosis, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, leaving the victim's family deeply disappointed with the sentence.

Harmandeep Kaur, 24, is remembered by loved ones as a hard working and family-oriented woman who came from India with dreams of studying and establishing a life in British Columbia, and had just received her permanent residency status in January.
Harmandeep Kaur was only 24 years old when she was fatally beaten while working as a security guard on the UBC-O campus.
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Overview

  • Dante Ognibene-Hebbourn, 24, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, less time served, for the 2022 killing of security guard Harmandeep Kaur at UBC Okanagan.
  • The attack, described as random and senseless, involved three brutal beatings over a 10-minute span while Ognibene-Hebbourn was in a drug-induced psychosis.
  • The court accepted a guilty plea to manslaughter, citing psychiatric evidence that impaired intent prevented a second-degree murder conviction.
  • Kaur’s family, who traveled from Canada and India, expressed deep disappointment with the sentence, calling it inadequate and insufficient for justice.
  • The judge highlighted concerns about Ognibene-Hebbourn’s mental health, history of substance use, and potential risk of reoffending without proper treatment.