Police have arrested and charged two women in connection with the November 2022 death of a 76-year-old man in Trent Lakes.
On November 4, 2022, Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the sudden death of a man on a rental property in the Municipality of Trent Lakes. The dead man was identified as John Fever, 76, of Peterborough County.
An investigation into Fever’s death is being conducted by the Peterborough County OPP Crime Unit, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, with assistance from OPP Forensic Identification Services and in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.
As a result of the investigation, the Peterborough County OPP Crime Unit has made two arrests. Last Thursday (January 18), police arrested and charged 62-year-old Heather Connolly of Curve Lake with causing death by criminal negligence and failing to provide the necessaries of life. The following Thursday (January 25), police arrested 72-year-old Brenda Booth of Curve Lake on the same two charges.
Both accused women were held in custody for bail and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough on a later date.
The police investigation into Fever’s death continues. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Peterborough County OPP at 705-742-0401 or the OPP non-emergency number at 1-888-310-1122. Information can also be provided anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers Peterborough & Northumberland at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or stopcrimehere.ca.
