Human remains found over the Labour Day long weekend on the outskirts of St. Catharines have since been identified as those of a young Black man who police say was the victim of a homicide.

Niagara Regional Police were called to the area off Read Road in Niagara-on-the-Lake near the Lake Ontario shoreline on Sunday, Aug. 31, after a human skull was discovered.

On Sept. 3, full skeletal remains were recovered from the area.

On Tuesday, police said their investigation has determined the death is a homicide.

The deceased is described as having been about 18-22 years of age, between 5-foot-10 and 6-foot-3, and with a muscular build.

Police said because of the condition of the remains, investigators have only been able to narrow the time frame of his death to between late 2021 and the spri

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