Second-degree murder charge laid in Shannon MacDougall homicide

Brantford police have made an arrest in a homicide investigation from 2020.

Police say Shannon MacDougall, 37, was found dead in her home on Mintern Ave. on Mar. 11, 2020 when officers were called to do a wellness check. They began a suspicious death investigation.

At the end of November, police announced her death was being investigated as a homicide.

About a year after MacDougall was found, a reward was offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for her death.

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On Tuesday, Brantford police announced an arrest in the case.

Christine Birt, 28, of Brantford, has been charged with second-degree murder.