MCGRATH Victim Of Homicide – Vincent BARNES Arrested

(CARLING TOWNSHIP, ON) – On Saturday, May 27, 2017 at approximately 8:00 pm, the West Parry Sound Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a missing person. The OPP Canine Unit, OPP Emergency Response Team and OPP Helicopter assisted members of the West Parry Sound Detachment with the search and later located a deceased female in a rural area in Carling Township.

The victim has been identified as Nancy MCGRATH, 39 years of age from Carling Township. A post mortem examination is scheduled to take place on May 30, 2017 at the Office of the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service in Sudbury.

As a result of the investigation, Vincent BARNES, 26 years of age from Carling Township, was arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder, contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. The accused appeared at the Ontario Court of Justice in Parry Sound, Ontario on May 29, 2017.

The investigation is continuing under the direction of Detective Inspector Heidi Stewart of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), with the assistance of the West Parry Sound OPP Crime Unit and the North East Region OPP Crime Unit.

Any person with information regarding this incident should immediately contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122 or their nearest police authority. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.

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