{"id":11175,"date":"2018-04-12T06:44:31","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T10:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=11175"},"modified":"2018-04-12T06:44:31","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T10:44:31","slug":"toronto-suspect-bruce-mcarthur-charged-over-seven-mens-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2018\/04\/12\/toronto-suspect-bruce-mcarthur-charged-over-seven-mens-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto suspect Bruce McArthur charged over seven men’s deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"

Suspected Canadian serial killer Bruce McArthur is facing a seventh first-degree murder charge related to a missing Toronto man.<\/p>\n

Toronto police named Abdulbasir Faizi, 42, who disappeared in 2010, as the latest alleged victim.<\/p>\n

His remains were identified as one of at least seven dismembered bodies found in plant pots on a midtown property.<\/p>\n

Mr McArthur is believed to have targeted men who frequented Toronto’s Gay Village neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

Toronto police detective Hank Idsinga said on Wednesday that investigators are also reviewing 15 homicide cold cases from 1975 to 1997 as part of the inquiry into the suspected killer.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, police found human remains in planters at a nondescript property in the Toronto neighbourhood of Leaside, connected to Mr McArthur.<\/p>\n

The suspect had an agreement with the home’s elderly residents to store his landscaping equipment there in exchange for free lawn care, according to the authorities.<\/p>\n

One set of remains has yet to be identified.<\/p>\n

Mr McArthur was arrested in January and has not yet entered a plea.<\/p>\n

Who are the alleged victims?<\/h2>\n

So far, all of the suspected victims had ties to the city’s Gay Village and went missing between 2010-17.<\/p>\n

Many were immigrants from South Asia or the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Members of Toronto’s LGBT community have criticised police, saying they did not take their concerns about the missing men seriously.<\/p>\n

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The first two alleged victims were identified in January as Andrew Kinsman, 49, and Selim Esen, 44, who both went missing in 2017.<\/p>\n

Since then, police have named Skandaraj Navaratnam, 40, who disappeared on Labour Day weekend in 2010; Soroush Mahmudi, 50, reported missing in 2015; Majeed Kayhan, 58, who disappeared in 2012; and Dean Lisowick, 47, who is believed to have been killed in April 2016.<\/p>\n

The remains of all but Kayhan have now been identified.<\/p>\n

In March, police also released the image of an unidentified man they suspect to be one of Mr McArthur’s alleged victims – a move they called a “last resort” – in the hopes a member of the public could help in his identification.<\/p>\n

Police say they received over 500 tips and have ruled out all but 22.<\/p>\n

What do we know about the investigation so far?<\/h2>\n

Police arrested Mr McArthur 18 January. They have yet to reveal the circumstances that lead to his arrest.<\/p>\n

The news came weeks after police tried to calm community concerns – following a handful of disappearances in the village over a number of years – that there was a serial killer stalking the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

A massive investigation that spans Canada’s largest city has since been launched, and police are looking at missing persons cases dating back decades.<\/p>\n

In May, investigators will begin searching 75 Toronto properties linked to the self-employed landscaper.<\/p>\n

Police are also working with law enforcement agencies in other jurisdictions, and are in contact with international agencies as part of the investigation.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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