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Shirran, 32, was last seen alive on July 18 at her home in the Kilbride area of St. John's. A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of Ann Marie Shirran, the St. John's woman who had been missing since mid-July.
The man, who is from St. John's, was arrested around 11 a.m., the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary announced in a news release. The statement indicated that police consider Shirran's death a homicide.
The man in custody is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday morning, police said at a news conference Monday afternoon. However, they released neither his name nor the charges against him.
Shirran, 32, was last seen alive on July 18 at her home in the Kilbride area of St. John's.
Subsequent ground, air and marine searches failed to find the woman described by friends as the devoted mother of a one-year-old child.
On Friday, the RCMP announced that campers staying near Cappahayden, about 100 kilometres south of St. John's, had found human remains the day before. On Sunday evening, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary confirmed the remains were those of Shirran, and that foul play was suspected.
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