Ontario Provincial Police say they are now investigating a sudden death in the Municipality of Leamington as a homicide.
Members of the Essex County OPP and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services found an 83-year-old woman deceased after responding to a well-being check at a residence on Sherk Street on Wednesday, the force said in a news release issued Friday.
A postmortem conducted by the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service concluded that the cause of death was homicide.
Police say they are looking for a person of interest in connection with the investigation.
Investigators say they believe this to be an isolated incident.
They are asking anyone with information about the investigation to contact the Essex County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
