2 charged with 1st-degree murder in Barrhaven killing

Two people in their 20s are facing first-degree murder charges in the death of Wilson Sabarros in Barrhaven last week, Ottawa police announced Friday.

Police were called to Pondhollow Way, a residential street near the intersection of Longfields Drive and Cambrian Road, around 5:15 p.m. last Friday. The 58-year-old's body was found in a home.

Police say Mia Tejada, 28, and Omar Assaad, 26, are expected to appear in court on Friday. Both suspects are from Ottawa.

Sabarros's former partner told CBC he was a lovely and generous man, and a committed father to their two-year-old daughter.

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Ex-partner of Ottawa homicide victim says he was a generous person and a great father

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Police say they were called to a home in Barrhaven Friday evening where they found 58-year-old Wilson Sabarros dead. He’s the first homicide victim of 2025.