Man charged with murder in death of 83-year-old in Ontario [Video]

A man is facing a murder charge in connection with the death of an 83-year-old in Ontario, police say.

Ontario Provincial Police said that on Wednesday at around 2:36 p.m., officers went to a home on Sherk Street in Leamington, southeast of Windsor, for a wellness check.

Leamington resident Anita Goodings was found dead.

“A postmortem was conducted by the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service and determined the death was a result of a homicide,” OPP said laid week.

Goodings’ cause of death hasn’t been released.

OPP said that on Saturday, officers arrested and charged 61-year-old Kevin Goodings of no fixed address with second-degree murder.

Police didn’t confirm if the suspect and victim were related.

The investigation is ongoing.

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