Provincial police have confirmed the identity of a second victim in a homicide case in Simcoe, Ontario.
Authorities report that the remains were discovered on October 16 in a wooded area along Highway 6, west of Caledonia in Haldimand County.
The next day, a postmortem examination by the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service identified the deceased as 49-year-old Robert Sykes from Simcoe and ruled his death as a homicide.
The OPP had previously indicated that Sykes was reported missing and considered another victim following the discovery of 71-year-old Barbara Morgan’s body on October 5 at 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 related to her death.
The investigation is still ongoing.
If anyone has more information, they should reach out to the Norfolk County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
If you want to stay anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or visit Ontario Crime Stoppers online.
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