Woman found dead in east end Montreal apartment
CTV
A woman is dead after a stabbing at an apartment building in Montreal's east end.
A woman in her 30s is dead after a stabbing in an apartment in Montreal's east end Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles borough.
According to Montreal police (SPVM), the woman's body was found at 7:50 a.m. in a building on Sherbrooke Street East near Yves-Thériault Avenue.
First responders performed CPR, but she was declared dead at the scene.
Police would not confirm if there were marks of violence on the body, but they did say a sharp object was found onsite.
Montreal police spokesperson Sabrina Gauthier says a man has been arrested in relation to the death.
Police would not confirm the relationship between the victim and the man.
A security perimeter has been established to allow investigators and forensic technicians to canvass the scene.
