(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – As part of an ongoing investigation in Simcoe, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has confirmed the identity of human remains discovered in a wooded area near Highway 6 in Haldimand County.
On Thursday, October 16, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., investigators located human remains in a wooded area off Highway 6, west of Caledonia and south of Stirling Street.
On Friday, October 17, 2025, a postmortem examination at the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OFPS) confirmed the deceased as 49-year-old Robert SYKES of Simcoe and determined the cause of death to be homicide.
The Norfolk County OPP Crime Unit is continuing the investigation under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Coroner and OFPS. Assistance is also being provided by the OPP Forensic Identification Services.
Anyone with information that may assist investigators should contact the Norfolk County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. If you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
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