OPP arrest Leamington homicide suspect

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The same day Essex County OPP named 61-year-old Kevin Goodings as a suspect in a Leamington homicide investigation, officers brought him into custody.

Police arrested and charged Goodings with second degree murder on Saturday. He will remain in custody and is set to appear Sunday before the Ontario Court of Justice.

The investigation was launched after Anita Goodings, 83, was found dead last week inside a Leamington residence.

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Shortly after 2:30 p.m. on March 12, members of the Essex County OPP and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services responded to a well-being check at a low-rise apartment complex in the 200 block of Sherk Street.

When responders arrived, they discovered the body of a woman. A post-mortem carried out by the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service later confirmed her death was the result of foul play.

Goodings was arrested on March 15 by members of the Essex County OPP Crime Unit and the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.

The investigation remains ongoing with the Essex County OPP crime unit, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, with assistance from the OPP Forensic Identification Services and the OPP Emergency Response Team, and jointly with the Office of the Chief Coroner and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

Anyone with information about the investigation or the whereabouts of Kevin Goodings is urged to contact the Essex County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.

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