Toronto police have charged a man with second-degree murder in the death of 22-year-old Tess Richey — but ironically, just four months before Richey’s death the accused killer was hailed for saving the life of a man being bludgeoned by an assailant with a hammer. The charge came two months after police released grainy CCTV images and identified him as a suspect in Richey’s murder. Schlatter, who police believe strangled Richey to death, was arrested on Sunday in the city’s west-end, Det. “Obviously, nothing like this should ever have happened to anybody.”But only four months before he allegedly murdered Richey, Schlatter was being praised for saving a life. However, after conducting a post-mortem investigation, they determined the cause of Richey’s death was neck compression.

Source: National Post February 05, 2018 17:26 UTC