Woman killed in Montreal's Saint-Michel district: ex-husband arrested
CTV
Less than 24 hours after Montreal's 12th homicide investigation began, Montreal police confirmed that a 55-year-old woman's death in St. Michel is the island's 13th homicide.
The Montreal police (SPVM) security perimeter and mobile command post were still in place on Sunday morning, at the scene of the 13th homicide of the year in the metropolis.
A 55-year-old woman was killed on Saturday in an apartment on Bélair Street, in the Villeray--Saint-Michel--Parc-Extension borough.
When police arrived on the scene, they saw a woman with upper-body injuries inside the apartment.
"Reanimation maneouvers were done, but unfortunately, the woman was prounced dead on the scene," said SPVM spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant.
The suspect himself went to the police station to "inform them of the situation," said Brabant.
"The woman's ex-husband, a 71-year-old man, was arrested in connection with the homicide. He has been interviewed by investigators from the major crimes section (of the SPVM)," said the SPVM spokesperson.
The man is scheduled to appear by videoconference on Sunday afternoon, on charges to be determined by the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP).
