A 21-year-old Woodville man is facing a second degree murder charge after a person was found dead in a Kirkfield home early Thursday morning (August 21).
At around 4:10 a.m. on Thursday, Kawartha Lakes Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a Richmond Street West residence where they found a dead person.
Later Thursday morning, police issued a media release to report they were investigating a suspicious death, noting that preliminary information suggested it was an isolated incident with no signs of a broader threat.
On Friday, police issued a second release stating that, as a result of the investigation, they had arrested Samuel Connors, 21, of Woodville and charged him with second degree murder.
The accused man is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on Friday.
Police are not releasing the name of the victim, and have provided no information about the victim’s cause of death, gender or age, or whether the victim had any connection with the accused man.
