42-year-old woman killed, son arrested in Montreal's first homicide of the year

An SPVM police shoulder patch is seen on an officer in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

MONTREAL - A 42-year-old woman is dead and her 21-year-old son has been arrested in what Montreal police say is the city's first murder of the year.

Police spokesperson Mariane Allaire Morin says a 911 call came in Thursday morning for a welfare check at a home in the LaSalle borough, west of downtown Montreal.聽

Inside the home, officers found the woman's body, which showed signs of violence.聽

Allaire Morin says the 21-year-old was arrested later in the day and the death was officially declared a homicide.聽

Documents provided by the prosecutor's office say Tyrell Rytar is facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of Lisa Marie Rytar, and indicate the death occurred Tuesday.

Allaire Morin says the suspect does not have a criminal record.

This report by 春色直播was first published Jan. 24, 2025.

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