-UPDATE #4- HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION IN SIMCOE - Human Remains Identified
-UPDATE #4- HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION IN SIMCOE
Human Remains Identified
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) - As part of an ongoing investigation in Simcoe, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has confirmed the identity of human remains discovered in a wooded area near Highway 6 in Haldimand County.
On Thursday, October 16, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm, investigators located human remains in a wooded area off Highway 6, west of Caledonia and south of Stirling Street.
On Friday, October 17, 2025, a postmortem examination at the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OFPS) confirmed the deceased as 49-year-old Robert SYKES of Simcoe and determined the cause of death to be homicide.