Woman charged in 2023 New Year’s Day homicide
Posted May 6, 2024 12:04 pm.
Last Updated May 6, 2024 3:06 pm.
Police in Edmonton have charged a woman in connection to a New Year’s Day homicide in 2023.
The EPS says on Jan. 1, 2023, officers responded to a “sudden death” at a home near 107 Avenue and 106 Street.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man dead. At the time, the man was not identified, and investigators were treating the death as suspicious.
An autopsy identified the man as 70-year-old Ronald Bell. The Edmonton Medical Examiner also stated the death could be ruled a homicide due to the cause of death, which Edmonton police withheld.
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In July 2023, EPS charged 43-year-old Donn Austin Gauthier in connection to Bell’s death.
EPS says on May 2, 2024, officers also took 37-year-old Melissa Norris into custody in connection to Bell’s death.
She has been charged with first-degree murder, arson, and indignity to a body.
