Police have charged a Belleville man with the murder of a local woman.
According to a Belleville police news release, a 54-year-old woman was found dead at an apartment building on Cannifton Road just before 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Belleville police’s criminal investigation branch and forensic identification unit were called in to investigate.
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Early Wednesday morning, Belleville police arrested a 38-year-old man, Dewayne Vacciana, in the city’s west end and charged him with second-degree murder.
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Belleville police did not release names of the the suspect and the victim, but Global News learned the victim’s name, Terri-Lynn Thompson, in court.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives Mark Abrams and Darrell Hatfield at 613-966-0882, ext. 2322 and 2315.
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