Ottawa femicide case spurs arrest and investigation
Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 9:22 am
Ottawa police are investigating the suspicious killing of a woman, treating it as a potential femicide. A 57‐year‐old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death, prompting somber reflections on gender-based violence and the pressing need for accountability in these all-too-familiar cases.
Ottawa police say a man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in her home Monday in what officers are investigating as a femicide. Police say officers responded late in the morning to a home on Carousel Crescent, where they found the body of a woman. Police have identified the…
Police are investigating the death of an Ottawa woman earlier this week as a suspected case of femicide.
A 57-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tracy Duncan, 54
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