16-year-old charged with murder after baby found dead in Ontario home [Video]

A 16-year-old from New Tecumseth has been charged with murder after a baby died last year.

On Nov. 21, 2024, around 1:30 p.m., police discovered the body of a deceased newborn in a residence in Alliston, Ont., just north of Toronto.

Police then started a suspicious death investigation and ruled the baby’s death a homicide.

Then on Wednesday, Jan. 15, police said a 16-year-old from the Town of New Tecumseth was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and indignity to a dead body.

The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to virtually appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie on Thursday.

Const. Isabella Andrade told Global News Thursday police could not speak to what led to the homicide charge being laid, or when officers came …