Toronto police are describing the murder of Tess Richey, who was strangled to death in the Gay Village in November, as a crime of opportunity. On Monday, the force announced that Kalen Schlatter, 21, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of the 22-year-old woman. ​Her cause of death was determined to be neck compression, or strangulation, and the death was ruled a homicide. Man, 21, charged with 2nd-degree murder of Tess Richey0:40At a news conference on Monday, Gibson said Schlatter, who worked as an outdoor contractor, was arrested near his residence in west end Toronto at about 11 p.m. on Sunday night. "This is where we last see Tess," Gibson had said.

Source: CBC News February 05, 2018 15:03 UTC