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Midland man charged with 2nd-degree murder in Orillia man's death

Midland, Orillia residents charged after man found dead at Andrew Street residence
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This section of Andrew Street South in Orillia was closed while police investigated a suspicious death last week.

Police have released the identity of a man who was found dead in Orillia last week and have charged two people with second-degree murder.

On Dec. 14 at about 11:30 p.m., police responded to a residence on Andrew Street South and found the man dead.

In a news release, Orillia OPP identified the deceased as Kyle Farrows, 25, of Orillia.

A postmortem examination Sunday determined the death was the result of a homicide.

The same day, police arrested two people.

Mackenzie Harrod, 18, of Midland, and Brian Allen Lancaster, 36, of Orillia, have both been charged with second-degree murder. They are being held in custody and are set to appear in court Monday in Orillia. 

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