Police identify body of man found in recycling bin in Montreal

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The Montreal police have recognized the physique of a person found Monday in a recycling bin within the Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.

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A search warrant was carried out Tuesday on the man’s residence, an residence in a three-storey constructing on Morgan St., one block north of the place his physique was discovered.

The physique was found Monday morning hidden inside a inexperienced recycling bin as a truck arrived on its route Monday morning to gather recycling alongside Adam St. close to Letourneux Ave. Later within the day, Montreal police confirmed that the person had been the sufferer of a murder.

On Tuesday, police stated the sufferer was a 58-year-old man, with a number of media experiences naming him as Richard Lizotte.

In line with court docket data, Lizotte was charged in January 2005 on the Montreal courthouse with uttering threats and making harassing telephone calls. On Oct. 11, 2005, he was discovered not criminally answerable for his actions as a result of a mental-health downside.

A Montreal police spokesperson stated nobody has been arrested within the murder investigation.

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