‘Toronto serial killer’ charged with a sixth murder after pot plant remains are linked to new victim
Skandaraj ‘Skanda’ Navaratnam is believed to be the sixth victim of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur
A sixth victim has been linked to alleged Toronto serial killer Bruce McArthur after police say remains found in a pot plant were identified as those of Skandaraj “Skanda” Navaratnam.
McArthur, 66, a landscaper, was charged on Friday with Navaratnam’s murder. He was arrested in January after an investigation into the disappearances of two men from a predominantly gay neighbourhood in downtown Toronto last year.
The remains of three victims have been identified through fingerprints and dental records so far, Toronto police’s lead investigator Sergeant Hank Idsinga said.
DNA analysis “is still outstanding on the remaining three sets of remains” at the Toronto east side house, Idsinga added.
The three identified victims are Navaratnam, 40, who was reported missing in 2010; Andrew Kinsman, 49, who was known to have had a long-term sexual relationship with McArthur; and Soroush Mahmudi, 50, whose disappearance was reported almost three years ago.