Murder charges laid after Guelph police identify remains found in park

Police in Guelph have made an arrest in connection with the discovery of human remains at a south end park.

The remains were discovered on Feb. 1 in a green space inside Preservation Park in the area of Gordon Street and Edinburgh Road.

There was a police presence there as the remains were removed from the scene.

Investigators say the remains were that of 62-year-old Mike Galizzi. Galizzi was last seen on Dec. 6 and was reported missing two days later.

They announced on Friday that a 27-year-old man from Guelph was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of committing an indignity to a human body. He will have a bail hearing on Saturday.

Investigators say the accused and the victim were known to each other.

This is Guelph’s first homicide of 2024.

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