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On the afternoon of May 16, 2025, around 2:45 p.m., Kingston Police officers, including members of the Patrol Division and Emergency Response Unit, responded to a reported disturbance in the area of Berrywood Crescent and Juniper Drive.

Upon arrival, officers found a man who had barricaded himself inside a residence on Berrywood Crescent. When police entered the home, they discovered a 25-year-old woman with multiple serious injuries. She was transported to hospital but later died from her wounds.

A man who was also inside the home at the time was arrested at the scene. Kingston Police have since charged 26-year-old Hadden Harper-Brewer with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his intimate partner.

Investigators are treating this case as a femicide—defined as the killing of women or girls on the basis of their gender—though it is not yet formally recognized in the Criminal Code.

Anyone with information related to this case is asked to contact Detective Constable Alarie at 613-549-4660 ext. 6397 or salarie@kingstonpolice.ca, or Detective Sergeant Fisher at 613-549-4660 ext. 6338 or jfisher@kingstonpolice.ca.