Windsor Police have formally charged a 24-year-old man with second degree murder after the body of a woman was discovered last Friday morning.
Officers responded to a report of a deceased woman at a house on Moy Avenue and Wyandotte Street on Friday at approximately 10:45 a.m.
"The circumstances surrounding the death were deemed suspicious, the scene was contained, and an investigation was launched," police said in a news release Monday afternoon.
The home was searched and an autopsy was performed on the body.
A suspect was identified and he was arrested on Monday. Jonathan Desilva was charged Tuesday morning.
Investigators said the suspect and the victim know each another.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Windsor Police Service at 519-255-6700 ext. 4830, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS), or online at www.catchcrooks.com.