TOPSHAM, Maine — A woman who was fatally stabbed in Topsham on Tuesday has been identified, and the suspect is in police custody.
The incident has been ruled a homicide, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said Wednesday in a news release.
Police responded to a report of an assault at River Landing apartment complex on Elm Street by an employee who worked there at about 9:30 a.m., the release stated.
Christine Miller, 64, was found stabbed to death, and officials said the suspect, 71-year-old Robert McClure, was "secured by officers on scene."
McClure and Miller had apartments at the complex, the release stated.
McClure was arrested Tuesday night and charged with murder.
An autopsy ruled that Miller's death was a homicide, and the cause was by sharp force objects, according to the release.
McClure is scheduled to appear in court Nov. 27 in Sagadahoc County.
Williams-Cone School is an elementary school located less than half a mile from the apartment complex. In a letter to families posted to the MSAD 75 district Facebook page, Williams-Cone School Principal Randa Rineer said the school went into a brief lockdown Tuesday morning. Rineer said the lockdown lasted for approximately five minutes and was followed by a message from her that everything was clear and the school could continue with business as usual.
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