Mont-Saint-Hilaire woman victim of homicide, police say

A woman in her 20s in Mont-Saint-Hilairehas been declared dead after being rushedto hospital earlyWednesday afternoon.

Police are investigating the incident as a homicide.

The Richelieu-Saint-Laurentintermunicipal police service responded to a call at aForest Street address in Mont-Saint-Hilaireat 12:30 p.m. where they found the woman, seriously injured.

YanicParent,chief inspector for the Richelieu-Saint-Laurentpolice, told CBC that there were "marks of violence" found on the victim's body.

Police say a man also in his 20s was detained as "animportant witness."

Mont-Saint-Hilaire is 35 kilometres east of Montreal.