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Partner Charged After Human Remains of Missing Hamilton Woman Identified

Investigators are set to wrap up the landfill search by June 27 after arresting Singh’s common-law partner on second-degree 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 on June 20 confirmed that partial human remains recovered from the Glanbrook Landfill on May 21 belonged to Shalini Singh, who went missing on December 4, 2024.
  • Jeffery Smith, Singh’s 42-year-old common-law partner, was arrested in Burlington and has been charged with second-degree murder and indignity to human remains.
  • Police believe Singh was killed in the Hamilton apartment she shared with Smith and her body was disposed of through the building’s garbage disposal system.
  • Investigators traced the apartment’s waste stream to the Glanbrook Landfill, where officers have been searching since late February.
  • Singh’s family has been informed of the DNA results and is receiving support from Hamilton Police’s victim services as the landfill search continues until June 27.