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Elora man charged in connection with suspicious death

Wellington County OPP have laid charges in an ongoing death investigation.

On Wednesday about 2:30 p.m. Wellington County OPP responded to a residence on Colquhoun Street in Fergus for a woman in medical distress.

A 23-year-old Elora woman was transported to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

A post mortem was conducted, and the death of Joslyn Nellis is being treated as suspicious.

On Friday, 32-year-old Torry Harris of Elora was arrested and charged with criminal negligence causing death and 4 counts of trafficking a controlled substance.

He remains in custody, and will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice-Guelph on Monday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Wellington County OPP  at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a tip on-line at www.csgw.tips. You may be eligible for a reward from Crime Stoppers of up to $2,000.

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