Ottawa Police have identified the victim of Friday morning's homicide as Rachel Mair.
Officers responded to a disturbance call on Range Road after 5:00 a.m. Friday.
Mair's body was found in an apartment.
Neighbours describe hearing shouting.
Ottawa Paramedics tweeted the elderly woman died from "traumatic injuries."
A man was arrested at the scene.
Mair's son, 29-year-old Steven Mair, appeared in court Friday afternoon. He is charged with second-degree murder.