(LEEDS AND THE THOUSAND ISLANDS TOWNSHIP, ON) – An individual has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a Lansdowne resident.
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, shortly before 12:30 p.m., officers from the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a request to check on the well-being of an individual at a residence on County Road 2.
Officers located the individual deceased inside the residence. A postmortem examination confirmed the death was the result of homicide. The deceased has been identified as Katherine GRAHAM, age 78 of Leeds and the Thousand Islands Township.
On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, as a result of the investigation, Katherine GRAHAM, age 43 of Leeds and the Thousand Islands Township, was arrested and charged with first degree murder contrary to section 231 of the Criminal Code.
The accused remains in custody with a bail hearing scheduled before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
The investigation is being conducted by the Leeds County OPP Crime Unit, 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 the Forensic Pathology Service.
Anyone with information relating to this investigation is encouraged to contact the Leeds County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
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