Ottawa police investigating woman’s death as femicide, man charged with murder

A close-up of an Ottawa Police officer’s badge is seen on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Ottawa. Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS.

By The Canadian Press

Posted June 3, 2025 10:36 am.

Ottawa police say a man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in her home Monday in what officers are investigating as a femicide.

Police say officers responded late in the morning to a home on Carousel Crescent, where they found the body of a woman.

Police have identified the woman as 54-year-old Tracy Duncan.

They say they are investigating the death as femicide, which refers to the killing of women and girls because of their gender.

A 57-year-old Ottawa man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators.

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