Detectives charge sister of deceased connected to Smithville homicide

Niagara police have arrested the sister to the woman who was killed in Smithville last April as an accessory after the fact, on Thursday.

Homicide detectives have charged 55-year-old Carolyn Prosje in connection to the murder of 62-year-old Cathy Prosje.

Officers found Cathy’s body April 26, 2024 on Lindan Street near Alma Drive.

Police arrested 42-year-old Joseph Villneff of Smithville in October, who had been living with Cathy, and charged him with first-degree murder.

Prosje is being held in custody pending a bail hearing Friday at a St. Catharines courthouse.

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