A suspect is facing charges after Hamilton Police allege he stole an urn from a cemetery in Ancaster that contained a recently-deceased infant’s ashes.

Investigators say the baby’s grieving father went to visit his daughter’s remains, which were at a mausoleum at Resurrection Cemetery at 254 Garner Road West, on November 2, 2025.

Upon arriving he discovered that her urn was missing.

Police say the baby girl had passed away in recent months.

An investigation was launched and Hamilton Police reviewed CCTV footage from the cemetery.

Hamilton Police say they identified a suspect captured on camera committing the theft.

He was identified as Kevin Wintonyk, 37, of no fixed address.

“Wintonyk is known to police and has a history of similar cemetery-theft offences,” Hamilton police said in

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