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60-year-old man arrested after body found in Ville-Marie

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Person of interest arrested after body found in Ville-Marie
WATCH ABOVE: Montreal police investigate a body found on Beaudry just south of Sherbrooke Street Monday afternoon – Oct 24, 2017

Montreal police arrested a 60-year-old man 4 a.m. Tuesday in connection with a body that was found on Beaudry Street Monday afternoon.

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Montreal police say there was enough evidence on the scene to say the death was due to foul play.

“We have arrested a person of interest early this morning,” said Montreal police spokesperson Andréanne Picard.

The body was found Monday around 2:15 p.m. in a vacant lot just south of Sherbrooke Street.

Police say the body was there for at least a few days. They have to identify the victim.

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