Police have released the name of a 22-year-old woman who was found dead inside a burned-out home in Chatham.
The Chatham-Kent Police Service said the body of Bayli Sellars was discovered by firefighters on June 25 after they extinguished a blaze at 149 Edgar Street at around 4 a.m.
Police said Sellars was a resident of the home.
While no further information has been released regarding the cause of the fire or Sellars’ cause of death, police said the Chatham-Kent Police Major Crime Section has been actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the blaze. The Ontario Fire Marshalls Office has also been called in to investigate.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Brad Hyatt at 519-436-6600 ext. 288 or [email protected].