ACTIVE SEARCH Rampreet (Peter) Singh,39, murdered, lived under bridge, West Humber Trail, 7/9/20 *Command Post*

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Toronto.com
Toronto Police Service :: News Release #48009
Case #: 2020-1691332
Rampreet (Peter) Singh was a man in his late 30’s. He had been living under a bridge situated on the West Humber Trail in recent months.

On Monday, September 7, 2020, shortly after 7 a.m., a person jogging on a footpath under the Highway 27 Bridge, just south of Humber College Boulevard, discovered the lifeless body of Mr. Singh. He was clearly suffering from trauma. Emergency services attended but were unsuccessful in reviving him.

The area of this murder is heavily traveled by pedestrians on foot, on bicycles and rollerblades.

It is important to the investigative team to determine if anyone saw Mr. Singh alive in the early morning hours of Monday, September 7, 2020, and at what specific time. In addition, officers are appealing to the public if they saw or heard anything out of the ordinary in that area between midnight and 7 a.m. to contact the Homicide Squad immediately.

A Command Post will be set up at the crime scene on the morning of September 8, 2020, in an effort to stimulate witness participation.

 

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Toronto's latest homicide victim was living under bridge where he was found dead
“It is important to the investigative team to determine if anyone saw Mr. Singh alive in the early morning hours of Monday Sept. 7, 2020, and at what specific time,” police said in the news release.

“In addition, officers are appealing to the public if they saw or heard anything out of the ordinary in that area between midnight and 7 a.m. to contact the homicide squad immediately.”

A command post is being set up in the area on Tuesday morning “in an effort to stimulate witness participation,” officers said.

Anyone with further information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).''

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/body-found-hwy-27-west-humber-trail-1.5714732

Singh had been living beneath the bridge in recent months, police said.

Speaking to reporters from the scene yesterday, Det. Stephen Henkel said there were parties taking place in the park over the long weekend.


Anyone who may have seen or heard anything unusual between midnight and 7 a.m. Monday is asked to contact the homicide squad immediately.''

 

[Marg from Oz]

You would certainly remember seeing him. Very distinctive looking man. MOO

 

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Surprised to learn according to Citynews tv ( will post link when available) that this may be connected to a serial killer!
Thread for other victim possibly associated with this case..
ACTIVE SEARCH - Mohamed-Aslim Zafis, 58 ( volunteer mosque caretaker) stabbed to death, 12 Sept 2020 *CCTV*

ETA rbbm.
Police say recent Rexdale homicides could be connected - 680 NEWS
''Toronto Police say they’re investigating two fatal stabbings in the Rexdale area that may be connected.''

''Lead detective Hank Idsinga says if the two murders prove to be connected, investigators would be dealing with a serial killer.


“Both victims were stabbed and the incidents occurred within very close proximity of each other. In a nutshell, they are similar ethnicity’s,” Idsinga said.


“I don’t want to raise any fear or panic I just want people to be aware this is something that we’re looking at, the possibility that these are connected.”


Homicide detectives are asking public to be aware of surroundings and report suspicious behaviour.''

 

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[scriabina]

Oh my gosh. Possible hate crimes?! This is despicable!

 

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Interesting insight.. also posting on the other murdered man's thread..
ACTIVE SEARCH - Mohamed-Aslim Zafis, 58 ( volunteer mosque caretaker) stabbed to death, 12 Sept 2020 *CCTV*

 

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There has been an arrest for the murder of Mr Zafis, hopefully we will soon learn if the alleged perp in that case is the same one for Mr Singh, imo.rbbm.
Arrest made in slaying of Toronto mosque caretaker | Toronto Sun
''Mohamed-Aslim Zafis was murdered by knife just after 8:30 p.m. last Saturday near Rexdale Bvld. and Bergamot Ave.
just out the International Muslims Organization mosque where he was a volunteer.
Police have been involved in a massive manhunt ever since.
On Friday, Guilherme “William” Von Neutegem, 34, of Toronto was arrested and charged with First-Degree Murder.''

Man charged with first-degree murder in Toronto mosque stabbing, police say | National Post
''He says it is too soon to exclude Von Neutegem from the investigation into another stabbing death that occurred in the city five days earlier.

However, Idsinga says it is also too soon to refer to the arrested man as a suspect in the killing of Rampreet (Peter) Singh.''

 

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Nov 27 2020
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toro...ormation-west-humber-trail-homicide-1.5819951

''Toronto Police are pushing for more information on the death of a man experiencing homelessness who investigators believe was brutally stabbed in his sleep underneath a bridge on the West Humber Trail in September.

The body of 39-year-old Rampreet (Peter) Singh was found by a jogger in the area early in the morning on Sept. 7.

Det. Sgt. Joel Kulmatycki, the lead investigator on the Singh homicide, gave reporters a walk-through of the scene on Friday, hoping that media coverage may prompt someone with information to come forward.

"Based on the investigation, both forensically and from our scene examination here, Mr. Singh was likely fast asleep in blankets and a sleeping bag and the person or persons that did this to him, it was an unprovoked attack," Kulmatycki said.''


''Investigators have looked at every video they could find of that area but have not been able to get any further information, police say.

They have also conducted multiple foot patrols of the area, used drones to conduct an aerial search and also asked for assistance from the marine unit to search the Humber River for any findings.

Some people who have come forward to police, he said, have described Singh as a "staple in the area."


"He was severely injured causing his death — the stabbing was extreme to the point where it was overkill in my view."

"I would ask that anybody with the smallest thing that they might have seen, whether it is a car fleeing or people on foot or a person walking away, to please contact us," Kulmatycki said.''