Peel Regional Police have arrested the man wanted for a domestic homicide in Brampton, officers confirmed.
He was arrested with the help of Hamilton police through a hunt that followed a homicide call on Friday, June 17.
Emergency crews were called to a residential neighbourhood at Avondale Boulevard and Aloma Crescent, near Bramalea Road and Steeles Avneue, around 6 a.m. Friday for reports of a disturbance.
Police said officers located the woman inside the residence.
She was pronounced dead and police said there were obvious signs of trauma to her body. Police would not elaborate on what kind of injuries the woman sustained but said the homicide bureau had taken over the investigation.
Peel police said Friday Linval Alfonso Ritchie was in a relationship with the woman.
On Sunday afternoon, Peel Regional Police announced Ritchie had been arrested and charged. He appeared in court on the same day.
In an update Wednesday, officers described Ritchie as the victim’s “ex-partner” and said he had “actively evaded police.”
He was found through a collaboration involving Peel Regional Police and Hamilton Police Services. He has been charged with first degree murder, police said.
“I am grateful for the work of our investigators and the collaboration with policing partners that led to the quick arrest of Linval Ritchie,” Chief Nishan Duraiappah said in a statement.
Ritchie had an “extensive criminal history, including violence and a five-year weapons prohibition,” police said.
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