Man, 26, charged with first-degree murder following death of partner in Kingston, Ont.

A photo showing a few bouquets of flower on the driveway of a residence in Kingston where a woman was killed. (Jack Richardson/ CTV news Ottawa)

A 26-year-old man is facing a first-degree murder charge following a femicide that happened at a home in Kingston, Ont. Friday afternoon, according to police.

Kingston police say at around 2:45 p.m., they responded to a call reporting a disturbance at a home in the area of Berrywood Crescent and Juniper Drive.

“Upon arriving on scene, a male suspect had barricaded himself inside of a residence on Berrywood Crescent,” Kingston Police said in a news release.

That was when police entered the home and found a 25-year-old woman suffering from multiple injuries. She was taken to hospital where she later died, police say.

Hadden Harper-Brewer was arrested at the scene.

Police told CTV News Ottawa Sunday the incident happened where the victim lived. Harper-Brewer did not live in the house where the incident happened, according to police.

Two police vehicles, a forensics van and tape around the house were seen Sunday morning.

“The Kingston Police are considering this death to be a femicide as it occurred in the context of intimate partner violence. A femicide, though not yet defined in Criminal law, refers to ‘the killing of women and girls because of their gender’,” police said in the release.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 613-549-4660, extension 6397. To remain anonymous, call the Kingston Police general number 613-549-4660, extension 0.

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