11 Jun 2010

Funerals held for slain mother and child

4:59 pm on 11 June 2010

A double funeral was held in Tauranga on Friday afternoon for a mother and daughter found dead at their Tauranga home.

The body of Ravneet Sangha, 32, was found on Sunday afternoon.

Almost 24 hours later, following a widespread search, the body of her two-year-old daughter, Anna Sangha, was found hidden in the same house on Ngatai Road in suburban Otumoetai.

Post mortems have been carried out, but a court order has suppressed any details about how the mother and daughter died.

Deepak Nagpal, 23, has been charged with the murder of Mrs Sangha. Police say he will probably face further charges at his next court appearance in two weeks time.