Achi news desk-
According to the Montreal Police Department (SPVM) a 42-year-old woman was killed before her body was found in a fire in Montreal’s Pointe-aux-Trembles district.
“Signs of violence were found on the victim,” said Jean-Pierre Brabant, a spokesman for the Montreal police.
Officers initially received a 911 call at 7 p.m. about a fire on Versailles Street near Forsyth Street.
The unconscious woman was found by first responders and pronounced dead at the scene.
“The same other woman with minor injuries. She was taken to the hospital,” Barbant said. “We see her as an important witness at this point.”
He notes that the officers are still working to identify her.
A security perimeter and a command post remained at the scene of the fire.
The murder is considered the ninth of the year in the territory of the SPVM.
