Boy, 13, charged with 1st-degree murder outside abandoned Ontario school

A 13-year-old boy is facing a complaint of first-degree execution aft constabulary opportunity a younker died successful infirmary aft being recovered extracurricular an abandoned schoolhouse southeast of Goderich, Ont., past week.

Police person only described nan accused and unfortunate arsenic “youths” but Global News has confirmed nan accused is simply a 13-year-old boy and local media outlets reported nan unfortunate was a 12-year-old girl.

Last Wednesday, constabulary initially said emergency services were called to an reside connected Cutline Road betwixt Parr Line and Tipperary Line conscionable aft 4 p.m. connected July 2 and that “an individual was located, transported to infirmary and later pronounced deceased.”

Later that day, constabulary confirmed nan unfortunate and accused were youths and that nan accused was facing a complaint of first-degree murder.

On Thursday, constabulary appealed to nan public, hoping to speak pinch anyone who was successful nan area of nan permanently closed Holmesville Public School betwixt noon and 4:15 p.m. connected nan time of nan murder, July 2. Motorists who were successful nan area astatine nan clip are besides asked by constabulary to cheque dashcam footage.

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The lawyer for nan accused said his adjacent tribunal day is Thursday successful Goderich.

Global News has reached retired to nan Avon Maitland District School Board, nan politician and nan lawman politician of Central Huron but had not received a consequence by publication time.

An OPP spokesperson confirmed that they would beryllium gathering pinch investigators and would supply much accusation erstwhile they were “in a position” to do so.

— pinch a record from Global News’ Kevin Nielsen