Regional police help OPP arrest women wanted in a sudden death case

A Waterloo Regional Police vehicle is seen in Waterloo, Ont., June 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Mar 22, 2025 09:18:53 AM.

Last Updated Mar 22, 2025 09:30:13 AM.

An arrest has been made in connection with a 2023 sudden death investigation.

The Wellington County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged a 25-year-old woman from Durham, Jessica Bygrave, with indignity to a dead body and theft under $5,000.

The deceased, according to regional police, was 32-year-old Juan David Escobar Ortiz of Kitchener.

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An investigation began after the deceased was found in a sedan along Wellington Road 34.

Waterloo Regional Police Services (WRPS) assisted in that arrest that happened in Kitchener March 19, with members of the Repeat Offenders Parole Enforcement Squad.

Anyone with additional information to the ongoing investigation is asked to contact Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or regional police. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.

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