Stories are suggesting Hamilton’s third murder of 2022 is a founding member of Canadian punk rock group Teenage Head.
The Hamilton Spectator say they’ve confirmed the band’s guitarist Gord Lewis was discovered useless in a downtown house Sunday evening on Catharine Avenue between Forest Avenue and Younger Avenue.
One individual linked with the deceased is in custody and detectives say they don’t seem to be in search of any additional suspects.
In a presser on Monday afternoon, Hamilton Police Det. Sgt. Sarah Beck mentioned constructive identification of the physique continues to be pending resulting from an ongoing post-mortem, however did say investigators imagine the sufferer and accused had been father and son.
“A constructive identification has not been product of the deceased as a result of degree of decomposition,” mentioned Beck
“We have now been in touch with the members of the family associated to the occupant of the house and they’re conscious of the continued investigation and we’re supporting them right now.”
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Police say the person, in his 60s, was found by officers throughout a wellness examine prompted by an e-mail despatched to media retailers with data associated to a deceased individual.
Beck mentioned the sufferer’s accidents had been per foul play however didn’t reveal the character of the alleged assault.
She mentioned the physique had been decomposing for “a number of days” estimating maybe “two to a few.”
“However once more, till the post-mortem is performed, we received’t know for sure,” Beck mentioned.
Jonathan Lewis, 41, has been charged with 2nd diploma homicide.
Police say the accused was a resident on the house suite owned by the deceased.
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