A 32-year-old man has been charged with murder after his partner was found dead in an apartment Granby, Que. on Friday night.
The Crown prosecutors office confirmed that Michaël Dugas-Farcy appeared in court by phone late Saturday and was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Chloé Lauzon Rivard.
Authorities say she was killed sometime between Jan. 1 and Jan. 5.
Local police found the victim at a residence on Elgin Street in the southwestern Quebec town in the province’s Estrie (Eastern Townships) region. Officers say her death was pronounced onsite. The investigation was transferred to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) major crimes unit.
Provincial police say Dugas-Farcy was arrested shortly after the initial 911 call was made over 175 km away in Laurier-Station, a village municipality about 40 minutes away from Quebec City.
According to Quebec media agency QMI, court documents show the suspect had been previously charged with making death threats in a 2021 domestic violence case.
This incident marks the province’s first reported homicide and femicide of the year. The case is set to return to court on Monday.
–with files from The Canadian Press