Woman slain in Barrhaven ‘femicide’
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One man has been charged with first-degree murder after a femicide in Barrhaven on Saturday evening.
In a social media post at around 12:31 a.m. on Sunday, the Ottawa Police Service said officers were called to a home on Brentbrook Crescent and located a dead female inside.
The Ottawa Police Service homicide unit has declared the death a “femicide.” The victim was identified as Brenda Rus, 61, of Ottawa.
Robert Rus, 61, of Ottawa, was charged with first-degree murder in relation to the incident. Police said he appeared in court on Sunday morning.
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This is the ninth homicide and second femicide in the city so far this year.
The Ottawa Police Service defines a femicide as the killing of women and girls because of their gender, often driven by stereotyped gender roles, discrimination against women and girls, or unequal power relations between women and men.
“The Ottawa Police Service also builds on the definition recommended by our Violence Against Women (VAW) community partners as ‘the misogynist killing of women and girls because of their gender, overwhelmingly committed by men,’” the police said in a news release on Wednesday, April 2.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the homicide unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5493. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppers.ca.
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