Edgar MARSHALL Was Arrested

(WEST ELGIN, ON) – Police have charged an individual with an additional criminal charge following an ongoing investigation in West Elgin.

As a result of the ongoing investigation, Edgar MARSHALL, 27-years-old of London, has been further charged under section 236 (b) of the Criminal Code with Manslaughter.

The accused was remanded into custody on August 23, 2024, on previous charges. This individual remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in St. Thomas on December 27, 2024.

The investigation began on August 23, 2024, after a search warrant was executed at a residence in the Municipality of West Elgin by the Elgin-Middlesex Community Street Crime Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Elgin County OPP Crime Unit with assistance from the OPP West Region Tactics and Rescue Unit, and Emergency Response Team.

A publication ban has been issued and further information will not be released.

The investigation continues under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, with assistance from the OPP Forensic Identification Services and in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

Anyone with any information in relation to this investigation is asked to contact the Elgin County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.

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