Brantford police treating discovery of body in March as a homicide

Brantford police say they are now treating the death of a 37-year-old woman in the city’s south end in March 2020 as a homicide.

Detectives say the decision to classify the discovery of a body on Mintern Avenue on March 11 as an unlawful killing was based on information received from the coroner’s office and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

“As a result of the investigation, police are treating the death of Shannon MacDougall as a homicide,” investigators said in a release on Monday.

Investigators believe the incident was not random, and say notice of the death was not revealed earlier to “protect the integrity of the investigation.”

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No arrests have been made, according to detectives.

Anyone with information can reach out to Brantford police at 519-756-7050 ext. 2206 or leave an anonymous tip with Brant Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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