Peterborough Police Make Arrest For First-Degree Murder From Late-Night Homicide Last Tuesday

Peterborough Police have arrested 32-year-old William Weir and charged him with first-degree murder after the homicide of Jacob Jansen late on last Tuesday night.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

At roughly 10:45 a.m. on Monday, Investigative Services Division arrested the Peterborough man.

Weir is being held in custody and will appear for a bail hearing on Tuesday.

“The Peterborough Police Service would like to recognize the hard work and many hours our detectives have put into identifying the individual, gathering and validating the evidence that culminated in the arrest,” says Chief Stuart Betts. “This arrest was greatly helped by the presence of the CCTV cameras in our downtown core.”

On Tuesday, officers received a call for service from the George Street and Charlotte Street area around 11:30 p.m.

They arrived to find a male suffering from a stab wound.  The male was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre where he succumbed to his injury. 

The family of the victim has been made aware of the arrest.

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