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Man faces 1st degree murder charge in homicide of Ottawa man found dead on Donald Street

An Ottawa police vehicle. Beatrice Britneff / Global News File

Major crime investigators say they have charged a 27-year-old man with first degree murder in the homicide of a 31-year-old Ottawa man whose body was found east of the downtown core last week.

Ottawa police launched an investigation after a man they later identified as Kenneth Ammaklak was found dead the morning of May 14, outside 251 Donald Street.

READ MORE: Major crimes unit investigating man’s suspicious death, Ottawa police say

In a statement on Friday, police said they had charged Martin Frampton in connection with Ammaklak’s death.

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Frampton has no fixed address, according to police.

The accused man appeared in court on Friday afternoon and was remanded into custody, the police service said.

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