Human torso found in Kitchener
Posted January 27, 2013 3:07 pm.
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Homicide detectives are investigating after a human torso was found in a garbage bin in Kitchener
Waterloo Regional Police say the remains were discovered around 11 a.m. Saturday behind an apartment building on Frederick Street in the city’s north end.
Police have confirmed the victim is a white female, but so far they have been unable to identify the victim or determine her age.
The body was clothed in a black, short-sleeved T-shirt with the words “Forget princess, I want to be a vampire” on the front.
Insp. Kevin Thaler says police want to hear from anyone who may have spotted any suspicious activity in the area.
“There are people out there that will know what happened here, and why it happened here,” Thaler told a news conference. “We‘ll appeal to anybody with information to come forward and … give peace of mind to a family at least and identify who this person is.”
An autopsy will be performed in a Hamilton hospital on Monday.
A man who lives next to the apartment building where the torso was discovered told CityNews he phoned police in early January after he discovered, what he believed to be part of a human leg on his property. Police attended the scene and took away the object. There has been no word on if the object was human or if the two incidents are connected.
“We’re not saying it’s human or otherwise. We don’t know what it is,” Sgt. Jeffery Rumble with Waterloo homicide told CityNews. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone who noticed unusual activity near Frederick and Gordon streets or who finds anything suspicious on their property should call Waterloo police.
– With files from The Canadian Press
