Wife sobs as she recounts discovery of drowned kids at husband’s murder trial

By Canadian Press on February 5, 2026.

The mother of two children drowned by their father in a Laval, Que., home sobbed as she testified about the day they were discovered dead in the family home in October 2022.

Kamaljit Arora, 49, has admitted he caused his 13-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son to drown, but pleaded not guilty to the four charges against him including two counts of first-degree murder.

The Crown told the court it will prove that the acts were premeditated.

Arora is also accused of attempting to kill his eldest daughter and attempting to strangle his wife, Rama Rani Arora, on Oct. 17, 2022.

In her testimony, Rama Rani Arora described finding her two young children dead in the upstairs bedrooms.

The identities of the two young victims are subject to a publication ban.

Rama Rani Arora told the court that her husband suffered from depression in the years leading up to killings and was severely anxious before the discovery of the children.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 5, 2026.

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