LONDON, Canada — Police in London, Ontario, have charged a Jamaican nationwide with second-degree homicide following the dying of a girl final Friday.
The accused, Alton Farquharson, 56, who’s initially from Manchester, Jamaica, is predicted to look in court docket on Tuesday.
Investigators mentioned the 47-year-old girl was found with a traumatic harm inside a residential unit at 297 Westminster Avenue in south London early Friday morning. She was rushed to hospital, the place she later died. Her identification has not been launched.
Police reported {that a} man who was recognized to the lady was taken into custody on the scene. Nonetheless, the character of their relationship has not been disclosed.
A number of social media pages linked to Jamaica have claimed that the couple was married and that the person is a pastor from Mile Gully, Manchester. These claims haven’t been confirmed by the authorities.
The killing has been categorised by investigators as a femicide, the gender-based killing of ladies and ladies. Police mentioned the sufferer’s identification is being withheld in step with the desires of her household.
The case has attracted widespread consideration in Ontario, with media protection specializing in femicide-related violence and renewed requires it to be handled as an epidemic.
London is a serious metropolis positioned in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
