Toronto, Dec 10 (TIWN) A 40 year-old Sikh woman died in Canada after being stabbed multiple times at her home in Surrey, British Columbia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said.

Police said they found Harpreet Kaur suffering from multiple and life-threatening stab wounds in a home in the 12700-block 66 Avenue just before 9.30 pm on Wednesday, the CBC News reported.

Kaur’s husband was taken in as a suspect but has since been released. She was taken to hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

Sgt. Timothy Pierotti of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said in a statement to the media that investigators are working round-the-clock to solve the case.

“These incidents have a significant impact, not only on the family and friends of the victim, but the entire community,” CBC News reported Pierotti as saying.