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Police Appealing for Info to Locate Next-of-Kin of Unhoused Man Killed in Unprovoked Attack
Two suspects face multiple charges in a series of violent attacks targeting vulnerable people, including the fatal hammer assault on Joseph Eric Aubin, police said.
- An unhoused man named Joseph Eric Aubin, 62, was killed in an unprovoked attack in downtown Toronto at the end of August.
- Aubin died on September 4 after being attacked on a bench near Queen Street W. and Bay Street, according to police.
- A 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man have been charged in connection with the attack, police reported.
- Authorities are seeking information to find Aubin's next of kin despite exhaustive efforts.
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Toronto police seek help finding family of homeless man killed in violent assault
Homeless man Joseph Eric Aubin, 62, dies after downtown Toronto assault where he was allegedly assaulted while sleeping on a bench near City Hall.
·Toronto, Canada
Read Full ArticleToronto police appeal for help in locating next-of-kin in violent death of 62-year-old unhoused man
Toronto police have released the identity of an unhoused man who was killed in a violent, unprovoked attack outside city hall last September in hopes of finding his next of kin. The 62-year-old has been identified as Joseph Eric Aubin. Investigators have charged a 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man in connection with the murder, […]
·Toronto, Canada
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