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BPS have charged a 28 year old female from Brantford with 2nd Degree Murder. - News

BPS have charged a 28 year old female from Brantford with 2nd Degree Murder. - News

BPS have charged a 28 year old female from Brantford with 2nd Degree Murder. - News

BPS have charged a 28 year old female from Brantford with 2nd Degree Murder.

Jun 15, 2021

INC # 20-9948

The Brantford Police have arrested and charged a female in connection with the homicide of 37-year-old, Shannon Yvonne MACDOUGALL. 

Christine BIRT, 28, of Brantford, has been charged with 2nd Degree Murder.

On March 11, 2020, the Brantford Police Service attended Shannon MACDOUGALL’s address on Mintern Avenue to check on her wellbeing.  MACDOUGALL was pronounced deceased inside the residence.  Members of the Brantford Police Service Criminal Investigation Section and Forensic Identification Section attended the scene and immediately entered into a suspicious death investigation.  A post-mortem examination occurred in the days that followed and the investigation into the circumstances and manner of death continued.

Police do not believe this to be a random incident.

Now that charges are before the courts, investigators will not discuss evidence as it pertains to the case.

Brantford Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance in providing information related to this homicide.

Police continue to investigate and encourage anyone with information to contact investigators. If you have any information related to this incident, please contact investigators at 519-756-7050 ext. 2319, or send an email to shannonmacdougall@police.brantford.on.ca 

Information can also be provided anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 519-750-8477, 1-800-222-8477 or http://www.crimestoppersbb.com/submit-a-tip/

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