Tag: Homicides
Mother and daughter charged with accessory to murder in Londoner’s death
Two women charged in connection with a homicide at a west London apartment building are mother and daughter, says a former family friend.
Fatal shooting hits home for mayor, who knows accused, victim
Keith Savile, charged with second-degree murder in a Stratford woman’s shooting death, had his case adjourned to Oct. 24 to get legal aid and hire a lawyer.
Ceremony set to honour London homicide victim: ‘Tribute to Cheryl’
Londonâs police chief and local politicians will attend a ceremony honouring a London woman who was the alleged victim of femicide.
Woman charged in London homicide arrested in New Brunswick
A third person charged in connection with a homicide at a west London apartment building has been arrested in the Maritimes.
Family of murder-suicide victim seeks $5M from alleged killer’s estate
The family of a woman who local police say was fatally injured by her partner in a murder-suicide is suing the alleged killer’s estate. The parents and son of Tanya Wiebe, whose January death at a Sparta-area home was deemed a homicide by the Ontario Provincial Police, have launched a wrongful death lawsuit seeking $5 […]
Detective details how DNA, genealogy and police solved eight-year mystery
His name was Garnet Michael Nelson. His long way home is finally over. Itâs taken eight years to confirm the homeless drifter’s identity and to end a nagging mystery about the body found on the beach at Port Albert, north of Goderich in October 2016. At the time the body was found, police had a […]
Accused killer pleads to lesser charge in Southwestern Ontario man’s death
A man originally charged with murder in the death of a Tilbury resident has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
Owen Sound police release 2023 annual report
Owen Sound police are reporting 2023 as a “staggering” year in terms of the number of calls received and the level of violence associated with them. The Owen Sound Police Service Board has released its 2023 annual report, showing an increase in most categories of both violent and non-violent offences over 2022, including three homicides in […]
Elderly widow charged in 82-year-old husband’s long-unsolved slaying
The 79-year-old widow charged with her elderly husband’s long-unsolved homicide remained in custody as of Thursday, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Crime severity index data for Grey-Bruce, by police service
Statistics Canada’s annual crime severity index and weighted clearance rates for police services in Ontario include data for Grey-Bruce. The conventional crime rate is a measure of crime volume. It adds up all crimes reported by police and divides that total by the population for the area. This means a murder has the same impact […]