Family members cleared of helping man cover up shooting death of girlfriend

Two family members of a man who shot and killed his girlfriend in Surrey, B.C.,have been cleared of helping him cover up the crime.

Gurvinder Singh Deo and Talwinder Singh Khun Khun were foundnot guilty Monday of being accessories after the fact in the manslaughter of KiranDhesi, whose body was found on Aug. 2, 2017.

Both men are related to Dhesi's killer, HarjotSingh Deo.

The body of Dhesi,who was 19 and a student at KwantlenPolytechnic University, was foundinside a burned-out vehicle in Surrey, B.C.

Homicide detectivesarrested Harjot at the Vancouver International Airport in 2019 and he was chargedwith second-degree murder.

He pleaded guilty in February to manslaughterwith a firearm andindignity to human remains in Dhesi's death.

Police believed he had help from his family to cover up the killing, which led to criminal charges against several members of his family.

His mother,Manjit Kaur Deo, was handed a conditional discharge and 12 months of probation after pleading guilty to obstruction in May2021.

His sister,Inderdeep Kaur Deo, was charged withaccessory after the fact, but thecharge was stayed.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jeanne Watchuk acquitted Gurvinder Deo and Khun Khunduring a hearing in Vancouver on Monday.

HarjotDeohas yet to be sentenced.