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Montreal police investigating woman’s death on Nuns’ Island as homicide

A Montreal Police badge is shown during a news conference in Montreal, Monday, October 7, 2019. Montreal police are investigating the 15th homicide of 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Montreal police say the death of a 57-year-old woman in Nuns’ Island on Monday has been ruled a homicide.

The woman’s body was found at around 11 p.m. inside a vehicle in an indoor parking lot after relatives expressed concern over her absence.

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At the time, police said her death was considered suspicious because there appeared to be traces of violence on her body.

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“After receiving results of the autopsy, investigators are now considering it the 15th homicide of the year,” said Montreal police spokesperson Véronique Comtois.

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No arrests have been made in the case.

Comtois said the investigation is ongoing.

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