Woman killed was 'beloved' retired city employee, says family, after Hamilton police arrest her son - Action News
Home WebMail Friday, November 22, 2024, 06:57 PM | Calgary | -11.5°C | Regions Advertise Login | Our platform is in maintenance mode. Some URLs may not be available. |
Hamilton

Woman killed was 'beloved' retired city employee, says family, after Hamilton police arrest her son

Police identified the62-year-oldwoman killed Monday as Jacquelyne 'Jackie' Buckle, a long-time employee with the city, and saidher son, 34-year-old Daryl Buckle, has been charged following her death.

Police have charged Daryl Buckle, 34, after death of Jacquelyne 'Jackie' Buckle, 62

A woman standing.
Jacquelyne Buckle was killed after reports of a 'disturbance' in an apartment building on Herkimer Street, according to police. She was 62. (Submitted by Hamilton Police Service)

Police have identified the62-year-oldwoman killed Monday in Hamiltonas Jacquelyne "Jackie" Buckle, a long-time employee with the city of Hamilton, and saidher son, 34-year-old Daryl Buckle, has been charged following her death.

She was"a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, co-worker and friend," her family said in a statement Tuesday.

Police say they arrested Darylonfirst-degree murder chargesafterrespondingto "reports of a disturbance" just after 5 p.m. Monday at his downtown apartment.

Police vehicles could be seen outside of an apartment building at42 Herkimer St. near Durand Park.

"There was an assault that started in the apartment and it ended in the hallway, and ultimately, she has died as a result of blunt force trauma," Hamilton police staff sergeant Sara Beck told reporters Tuesday.

Buckle was found "absent of vital signs," and was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to police.

Police in front of a TV screen.
Hamilton police Staff Sgt. Sara Beck said Tuesday Jacquelyne 'Jackie' Buckle was the woman killed in a Herkimer apartment building on Monday evening. (Cara Nickerson/CBC)

Beck said Daryl remained at the scene and was cooperative when he was taken into custody. She said it is too early in the investigation to speculate about the motive or factors involved.

"Jackie... will be greatly missed by everyone that loved her," her family's statement said.

According to Buckle's LinkedIn profile, she was a city employee from 1980 to 2015.Police say Buckle worked in the tax department.

Police cars on a street.
Police vehicles could be seen outside a building at 42 Herkimer St. Monday evening. (David Ritchie/CBC)

According to Daryl's social media accounts, he is a musician and worked as a music teacher for over a decade. His Facebook accountsaidhe studied music at McMaster University and was a Mohawk College graduate, class of 2011.

Daryl appeared at the John Sopinka Courthouse on Tuesday morning, Beck said.

Beck said Hamilton police as of Tuesday afternoon were still "holding the scene" while the forensics branch processes the apartment.

She said there are no other suspects.