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Posted September 25, 2024 2:47 pm
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York Regional Police say a 23-year-old man has been charged with second-degree-murder in the death of his mother.
Police say officers responded to a welfare check call at a Richmond Hill residence in the area of Gracedale Drive and Shaftsbury Avenue on Saturday morning, just before 8:30 a.m..
Officers say they located a 60-year-old woman dead inside the home.
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York Regional Police Constable Lisa Moskaluk says the cause of death was blunt force trauma and the Richmond Hill man was arrested later on Saturday, following a search.
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Moskaluk says the relationship between the deceased and suspect is mother and son.
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Police are not looking for any other suspects in the case and are asking anyone with video surveillance footage in the area to contact them.
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