Police have arrested a suspect after a 21-year-old woman was found dead in Flin Flon.

On Nov. 1, a man went into the Flin Flon RCMP detachment and told officers he had committed a murder, said police.

Officers then went to a room at the Royal Hotel in Flin Flon where a woman was found dead.

The woman has been identified as Raylene Dawn Grant, 21, of Flin Flon, said RCMP.

An autopsy in Winnipeg has been scheduled.

RCMP said James Noel Desmarais, 44, of Flin Flon has been charged with second-degree murder. The victim and accused knew one another.

Officers from multiple units continue to investigate the case.