Individual arrested
One person has been arrested in connection with a homicide investigation in Spencerville.
On Saturday, Aug. 29, members of the Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police attended a residence on Crowder Road in Spencerville, where one person was found dead.
The deceased has been identified as Chelsea Swinwood, 37, of Spencerville.
As a result of the investigation, Justin Donovan-Biscope, 35, of Smiths Falls, was arrested Thursday, Sept. 3, and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:
- Second-degree murder, s. 235(1)
- Indignity to a body, s. 182(b)
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on Friday, Sept. 4.
The Grenville County Detachment is conducting the investigation under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service. Assistance is being provided by the OPP Emergency Response Team and OPP Forensic Identification Services.
Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to contact the Grenville OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
SOURCE: Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police.
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