Incident Date
Incident Number
P19032141

Thunder Bay Police Service officers have charged a woman with second-degree murder in connection with a recent homicide investigation.

Officers responded to reports of an unresponsive woman on a bike path in the County Fair area just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. A passerby had called 911 after seeing the body on a path.

As a result of the ongoing investigation a suspect was identified. That suspect was located and arrested in the evening hours of Wednesday, March 20.

Ashley Mary POTSON, 32, of Thunder Bay, is charged with Second-Degree Murder, Failing to Comply with Condition Recognizance x 2.

POTSON appeared in court Thursday morning and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date.

A post-mortem will take place in Toronto.

The scene is still being held and police continue to ask the public to avoid the area as the investigation continues.

Location
Thunder Bay