A 23-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death of a woman in Dartmouth.
Police responded to a report of a suspicious death at 3 Farthington Place shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday. A woman was found dead at the scene.
She has been identified as 63-year-old Deborah Irene Yorke of Dartmouth. Police say an autopsy conducted Monday confirmed that Yorke was the victim of a homicide.
Police arrested a man in Dartmouth on Thursday.
Brandon Jake Hollohan has been charged with second-degree murder in Yorke’s death.
Supt. Jim Perrin of Halifax Regional Police says Yorke and Hollohan were known to each other.
He is due to appear in Dartmouth provincial court on Monday.
