York Regional Police are releasing more information about a murder Friday evening in Richmond Hill.
At around 6:35 p.m. Friday, police were asked to check on the welfare of a person at a Taylor Mills Drive South residence, where they found a man and a woman.
The woman was pronounced dead inside the home.
The man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police are now identifying the man as 35-year-old Daniil Matin of Toronto. He has been charged with second degree murder.
“The victim and the accused were known to each other, as they were previously in a relationship,” police said in a news release.
“At the request of the family, the victim’s identity is not being released at this time.”
Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to call the York Regional Police Homicide Unit at 1-866-876-5423, extension 7865, or email [email protected].
Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
