Update - At approximately, 5:00 p.m. on March 13, 2017, Greater Sudbury Police arrested and charged a second person in relation to the Homicide investigation on Bancroft Drive. 29-year old Patrick Sweeney of Greater Sudbury has been charged with First Degree Murder, Indignity to Dead Body, Arson, Breach of Probation (x2) and Breach of Recognizance (x2) under the Criminal Code of Canada.
29-year old Darcy Sheppard from Greater Sudbury was charged with First Degree Murder, Indignity to Dead Body, Arson, Theft Under $5,000.00 and Fail to Comply with Probation Order under the Criminal Code of Canada in relation to the Homicide investigation on Bancroft Drive on March 10,th, 2017.
Investigators can now confirm that the deceased is 59-year old Kenneth Edwards of Greater Sudbury. A postmortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
Officers will remain on Bancroft Drive as the investigation is ongoing.
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Update - At approximately 10:45 p.m. on March 12, 2017, Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division arrested and charged, 29-year old Darcy Sheppard from Greater Sudbury with First Degree Murder, Indignity to Dead Body, Arson, Theft Under $5,000.00 and Fail to Comply with Probation Order under the Criminal Code of Canada in relation to the Homicide investigation on Bancroft Drive.
Although the identity of the deceased has yet to be confirmed, Investigators have reason to believe that the individual is 59-year old, Kenneth Edwards of Greater Sudbury. His Next of Kin has been notified by Police.
Forensic identifiers will be used to confirm the identity of the deceased and a post-mortem will be conducted to confirm the cause of death. Members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service Forensic Unit, the Coroner and the Fire Marshall continue to process the scene and evidence collected.
Officers will remain at the address on Bancroft Drive as the investigation is ongoing.
The Greater Sudbury Police Service would like to thank the public for its assistance and patience during this investigation.
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At approximately 9:20 a.m. on March 11, 2017, Greater Sudbury Police, Fire and EMS responded to a structural fire in a detached shed at a residence on Bancroft Drive.
Greater Sudbury Police can confirm that there is a deceased individual at the address. The individual’s identity and cause of death are under investigation.
Although the investigation into this incident is in the preliminary stage, it is now being investigated as a Homicide.
Greater Sudbury Police Criminal Investigations Division is still in the process of identifying the deceased individual and the culprit(s) responsible. The cause of death is still unknown and will not be confirmed until an autopsy has been conducted on the deceased.
Police had closed Bancroft Drive from Neelon Avenue to Shappart Street to investigate the incident.
The Greater Sudbury Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating the last known resident of the address, 59-year old Kenneth Edwards of Greater Sudbury. He is described as a Caucasian male, with short brown hair and green eyes. He is approximately 6’2” tall with a slim build.
Kenneth frequents the Downtown core of Greater Sudbury and is known to use a blue bicycle as his primary mode of transportation. If seen, please do not approach and contact Police immediately.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police at 675-9171 or Crime Stoppers at 222-TIPS, online at www.sudburycrimestoppers.comor by texting TIPSUD and the information to CRIMES (274637).
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Police and fire services are on the scene on a structure fire that has closed Bancroft between Neelon and Shappart.
No other information is available at this time.
We'll update this story as information becomes available.