Woman dead, husband in custody following overnight homicide in Oshawa

Durham Regional Police were called to a residence connected Eulalie Avenue, successful the country of Kingston Street East and Ritson Road South successful Oshawa, Ont., astatine astir 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

Police said beingness redeeming measures were performed and a pistillate was taken to a Toronto-area trauma halfway with important injuries. She was aboriginal pronounced dead.

“Officers arrived connected scene, and located a 48-year-old pistillate suffering from evident signs of trauma,” Sgt. Joanne Bortoluss told reporters Sunday morning.

“Her husband, a 41-year-old male, is successful constabulary custody and is facing a complaint of first-degree murder,” said Bortoluss, noting the homicide portion has taken complaint of the investigation.

Police person yet to place the unfortunate oregon the suspect. They besides said an aged pistillate and 2 five-year-old children were astatine the country erstwhile constabulary arrived, but their relationships person not been specified.

A For Sale motion sits connected the beforehand tract of the home.

A neighbourhood nonmigratory of 18 years, Ron Mohr lives a fewer doors down; helium told Global News helium was awoken by a oversea of constabulary lights astatine astir 2:40 a.m. and was shocked to spot the concern unfold.

“You know, conscionable to spot what happened; to spot the pistillate being brought out, trying to beryllium resuscitated and taken away. And, you know, determination were children involved…” Mohr said. “It’s conscionable a sad, tragic happening to witness.”

“It’s shocking due to the fact that … we person had idiosyncratic interactions with the antheral who was arrested,” helium added.

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He said each the residents successful the vicinity were devastated by the incident. “We conscionable each get on and it’s a bully and quiescent neighborhood, truthful erstwhile thing similar this happens, it conscionable doesn’t consciousness real,” said Mohr. “It feels surreal. So it’s conscionable crazy.”

“That’s horrible. Absolutely horrible,” said June Frances-Broomer, who has lived successful the country for 15 years, “because each the neighbors are fantastic astir here.”

The calamity marks the 4th homicide related to Intimate Partner Violence successful the Durham Region this year.

“We would similar to instrumentality this accidental to talk to anyone that whitethorn beryllium progressive successful an intimate spouse unit home narration – resources are disposable connected our website astatine DRPS.ca,” said Bortoluss. “Furthermore, if you are not acceptable to travel guardant and bash not privation constabulary involvement, determination are further resources disposable specified arsenic Victim Services of Durham Region.”

As the probe continues, constabulary inquire anyone who whitethorn person seen oregon witnessed the incident, oregon who whitethorn person further information, to interaction the investigators.