Police have charged a Kawartha Lakes man with second-degree murder.
On Tuesday afternoon (April 21), officers from the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP responded to a 9-1-1 call from a home on Valley Road, northwest of Fowlers Corners.
After arriving on scene, officers found the body of a man outside of the home.
With the assistance of the OPP’s Canine Unit and Emergency Response Team, police took a suspect into custody.
Police have since identified the victim as 73-year-old Glen Mark, a local resident, and have charged 57-year-old Kawartha Lakes resident Richard Brachman with second-degree murder in Mark’s death.
Brachman was held for a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Lindsay on Wednesday (April 22).
The investigation is ongoing by the Kawartha Lakes OPP Crime Unit under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.
Anyone having information on this crime is asked to contact the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Information can also be reported anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or anonymously online at kh.crimestoppersweb.com.
