Mont-Saint-Hilaire woman victim of homicide, police say
Police in Mont-Saint-Hilaire have detained a man as an "important witness" after police were called to a home on Forest Street. A woman in her 20s was rushed to hospital, where she was declared dead.
Man has been detained as 'important witness' after woman in her 20s declared dead in hospital
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The Richelieu-Saint-Laurent intermunicipal police responded to a call from Mont-Saint-Hilaire at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. (Radio-Canada/Danny Gosselin)
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A woman in her 20s in Mont-Saint-Hilaire has been declared dead after being rushed to hospital early Wednesday afternoon.
Police are investigating the incident as a homicide.
Yanic Parent is chief inspector for the Richelieu St Laurent intermunicipal police. (CBC)
The Richelieu-Saint-Laurent intermunicipal police service responded to a call at a Forest Street address in Mont-Saint-Hilaire at 12:30 p.m. where they found the woman, seriously injured.
Yanic Parent, chief inspector for the Richelieu-Saint-Laurent police, told CBC that there were "marks of violence" found on the victim's body.
Police say a man also in his 20s was detained as "an important witness."
Mont-Saint-Hilaire is 35 kilometres east of Montreal.
