The Ontario Provincial Police has charged a 16-year-old with execution pursuing the decease of a teen successful Perth, a tiny municipality extracurricular Ottawa.
Officers with the OPP’s Lanark County detachment responded to the country of North Street North and Sherbrooke Street East successful Perth conscionable earlier 3:00 p.m. connected Friday, October 25, 2024.
One idiosyncratic was recovered dead, and different idiosyncratic was arrested astatine a location successful the area, the OPP said successful a connection that offered nary further details astir what happened betwixt the teenagers.
The 16-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder, the OPP said.
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The accused remains successful custody with a virtual bail proceeding scheduled for contiguous earlier the Ontario Court of Justice successful Perth.
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The individuality of the accused insignificant is protected nether the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Anyone who shares the sanction publically could beryllium taxable to transgression charges, the OPP said.
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The constabulary warned section residents they volition proceed to spot a ample constabulary beingness arsenic the execution probe continues. by Lanark County OPP members, successful collaboration with the Lanark County Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Unit.
The Office of the Chief Coroner and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service is besides moving connected the probe.
People with immoderate accusation that could assistance the probe should interaction Lanark OPP astatine 1-888-310-1122.
If you privation to stay anonymous, interaction Lanark County Crime Stoppers astatine 1-800-222-8477.
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