Police have charged a 16-year-old woman with second-degree homicide following the demise of one other teenager in Perth, Ont., on Friday.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a name to the realm of North and Sherbrooke streets shortly earlier than 3 p.m., the place they discovered the teenager’s physique.
The 16-year-old was then arrested at a house within the space, police stated.
The accused is in custody and was scheduled for a bail listening to on Saturday. Her identification is protected underneath the Youth Legal Justice Act and won’t be launched.
Police additionally recognized the sufferer Saturday as 15-year-old Reese Stanzel.
“Our ideas exit to his household, his buddies and and the entire neighborhood,” OPP spokesperson Invoice Dickson stated. “This can be a very disturbing incident for the neighborhood as an entire.”
‘So younger’
Perth Mayor Judy Brown stated she would not know the children concerned however referred to as the incident stunning.
“These sorts of issues do not occur in Perth,” she stated. “And the children are so younger.”
OPP stated they’re nonetheless investigating and residents will proceed to see a big police presence. Anybody with data is requested to name Lanark OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
Perth is roughly 85 kilometres southwest of downtown Ottawa.
Ottawa Morning6:06Teen charged with homicide in demise of 15-year-old in Perth
Residents of the quiet city of Perth, Ont., had been grappling on Sunday with the stunning demise of an area teenager and the laying of homicide charges in opposition to a second teen.
