A 56-year-old man will return to court on Tuesday for a charge of second-degree murder, laid in a case London police have called an act of femicide. Farquharson appeared in court on Friday and was remanded into custody, with a court date scheduled for Tuesday. "It's devastating ... women are not disposable," said Megan Walker, the former head of the London Abused Women's Centre and former London Police Services Board member. The City of London declared femicide and intimate partner violence an epidemic in 2023. In London, support is also available through Anova, Atlosha Native Family Healing Services, London Abused Women's Centre, Regional Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Centre, and Victim Services of Middlesex-London.

Source: CBC News December 23, 2025 08:27 UTC