Halifax homicide: Neighbours in shock after woman found dead in apartment

Police successful Halifax are investigating a homicide astatine an flat gathering disconnected Quinpool Road, and are looking for a “person of interest” successful the case.

Halifax Regional Police said officers responded to a well-being cheque astatine Quingate Place connected Thursday morning.

“Upon arrival, officers located a deceased woman,” constabulary wrote successful a Friday quality release.

“The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service has ruled the decease a homicide.”

Investigators were connected country again Friday, collecting grounds successful the ongoing investigation.

Police are asking for the public’s assistance successful locating Jonathan William Pinsky, 41, who is simply a idiosyncratic of involvement successful this investigation.

He is described arsenic five-feet-two-inches gangly and astir 100 lbs, and whitethorn beryllium wearing a achromatic hooded sweatshirt, cargo pants and a backpack.

“If helium is seen, delight bash not attack him and telephone 911,” constabulary said.

Victim described arsenic benignant woman

Neighbours astatine the condo gathering told Global News the unfortunate is simply a elder who lived with her son.

Witnesses picture humor successful the hallway extracurricular the victim’s unit.

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“We had a atrocious odor astir Monday, we noticed it Monday morning, and truthful the cops, I cognize the cops arrived yesterday morning,” said Ralph Payawal.

“They were asking america erstwhile did we past spot her, and erstwhile did we past spot her son, due to the fact that we past saw her lad rather precocious implicit the weekend.”

Payawal said residents are successful shock, and picture the unfortunate arsenic a affable and bubbly woman.

“She’s a bully aged lady. We ever spot her walking astir — asking astir my household and worldly whenever I spot her,” said Payawal.

Anyone with accusation astir the lawsuit oregon video from the country is asked to interaction constabulary astatine 902-490-5020.