A Walmart worker who 'burned to death' in the bakery's walk-in oven was found by her mother, family says

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Gray News) – The 19-year-old Walmart employee found dead in the walk-in oven of the bakery department of a store in Canada has been identified.

The family has identified the worker as Gursimran Kaur a GoFundMe pagein which she wrote that she was “found burned in the walk-in oven.”

This was reported by the Halifax Regional PoliceOfficers responded to the Walmart store in Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 19 for a “sudden death.”

Police said the worker was found dead in a large walk-in oven in the store’s bakery department.

Kaur’s family said on the GoFundMe page that both she and her mother have worked at Walmart for the past two years.

The family said Kaur’s mother tried to find her daughter after not seeing her for an hour, and she didn’t answer her phone, which was “unusual.” The family said the mother eventually found her daughter in the oven.

“Imagine the horror her mother experienced when she opened the oven when someone pointed it out to her!” is on the GoFundMe page.

Police said a “complex” investigation is underway and could not confirm the cause and manner of death.

“The investigation is complex and multiple partner agencies are involved. Such an investigation may take a significant amount of time,” police wrote in a statement.

The family also said they cannot share further details due to the ongoing investigation.

Kaur is originally from India and her family said she was a “beautiful young girl who came to Canada with big dreams.”

The GoFundMe page is no longer accepting donations because the fundraising goal has been reached.