Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of a suspicious death at 3 Farthington Place, Dartmouth, on January 21st at approximately 4:08 pm.

Police arrived to find 3-year-old Deborah Irene Yorke of Dartmouth, dead at the scene. An autopsy was completed on January 22, and determined the manner of death to be a homicide.

Update January 28th
Brandon Jake Hollohan, 23,  was arrested on January 25th, and has been charged with second-degree murder. Hollohan is scheduled to appear in court on January 29th.

Investigators ask anyone with any information about this incident to contact police by calling 902-490-5020