Provincial police have confirmed the identity of a second victim in a homicide case from Simcoe, Ont.
Authorities report that the remains were discovered on Oct. 16 in a forested area off Highway 6, to the west of Caledonia in Haldimand County.
The following day, a postmortem examination at the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service identified the deceased as 49-year-old Robert Sykes from Simcoe and ruled his cause of death as homicide.
Previously, OPP mentioned that Sykes was missing and believed to be yet another victim after 71-year-old Barbara Morgan’s body was found on Oct. 5 in her residence on Head Street South in Simcoe.
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Five days later, police took Barbara’s 45-year-old son, Justin Morgan, into custody and charged him with second-degree murder regarding her death.
The investigation is still ongoing.
Anyone with additional information should reach out to the Norfolk County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
If you’d like to stay anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or visit Ontario Crime Stoppers online.
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