TORONTO – Jury selection has begun in the trial of a man accused of killing a young woman in Toronto’s gay village more than two years ago.
Kalen Schlatter is charged with first-degree murder in the November 2017 death of Tess Richey.
Richey, 22, was reported missing Nov. 25 after a night out with a friend in Toronto’s Church and Wellesley neighbourhood.
Her body was found in a stairwell four days later by her mother, who had travelled from the family home in North Bay, Ont., to search for the young woman.
- Langley man charged in alleged hate-motivated attack against woman, children
- Oshawa man given life sentence for 2024 double murder of upstairs neighbour and her ex-husband
- RCMP investigating Alberta health procurement for possible fraud, money laundering
- Manhunt underway for convicted murderer who escaped from Tennessee prison
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Toronto police have said Richey died of “neck compression.” The force has faced public criticism for officers’ failure to find Richey in the days after she vanished.
Schlatter’s trial is expected to begin next Thursday.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.