The female victim in the homicide in Clarington has been identified as Marilyn Stevens, age 62 of Newcastle.
This is Durham Region’s fifth homicide of the year, police said yesterday. They did not mention any suspect, only that “the investigation is ongoing but at this time police believe this to be an isolated incident”.
A week has passed since the murder was reported on Tuesday, September 16 at about 9:10 am. Members of East Division responded to an unknown trouble call at a residence in the area of Farrow Avenue and Highway 2. Officers located a female with obvious signs of trauma, who was pronounced deceased.
If you have any information about this incident, please contact Det. Green of the Homicide Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5319.
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