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Belleville police confirm identity of man accused of killing his partner

Belleville police have confirmed the identify of a man accused of killing his partner in the city's east end Tuesday. Belleville police / Twitter

Global News has learned the name of a man accused of killing his partner in Belleville earlier this week.

Police have confirmed that 64-year-old Michael Danese, of Belleville, is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of his romantic partner on Tuesday.

At this time, police are not releasing the name of the victim but confirmed that it was a domestic incident.

Police have yet to release the cause of the death.

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They have confirmed that the home where the deceased and Danese were found Tuesday was on Plaza Square.

Police say they were called to the home for a wellness check and found a 62-year-old woman dead. She had “signs of trauma” at the time of her death.

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Danese appeared for a bail hearing Thursday and was remanded into custody.

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