Mystery body found inside barrel in Lake Ontario

By Karen Mullins

TORONTO – Mystery surrounds the discovery of the watery tomb of a unknown person after cops recovered a body stuffed inside a barrel in Lake Ontario.

“On Sunday, May 23, 2010, the Homicide Squad attended the waterfront of Lake Ontario, near 125 Queen’s Quay East, acting on information about a body being placed in the lake,” police said in an initial statement.

“Investigators worked alongside the Marine Unit and located a barrel containing human remains,” police added.

Toronto Police are tight-lipped concerning the tip that led the Marine Unit and homicide detectives to 125 Queen’s Quay East to locate a body placed in Lake Ontario this morning.

The harbourfront along the area is secured by fences for local businesses including the Redpath Sugar Company.

The area is not accessible by land. The waterway is used by the local factories for transporting their products.

At mid-afternoon police confirmed via a phone call that a barrel had been removed from the water containing human remains.

Constables at the front desk of the Marine Unit said that they were only involved as far as removing the barrel from the water and that the case is now in the hands of the homicide squad.

The homicide squad is not answering phone calls on this case until the long Victoria Day Weekend ends on Tuesday morning saying that the identity of the victim is not expected to be known for 48?72 hours.

Officers at the duty desk of Headquarters on College Street said that there is no information about the case expected to be released until Tuesday morning.

Detectives are trying to identify the body. Some reports said the body was encased in cement but cops did not confirm this.

“The identity of the victim is not expected to be known for 48?72 hours. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Hank Idsinga at 416?808?7392, Detective Justin Vanderheyden at 416?808?7397.”

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