Man. 83, found dead of stab wounds in his Hamilton home

By The Staff The Canadian Press

Posted September 7, 2011 1:06 am

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HAMILTON – An 83-year-old man is dead in what Hamilton police is the city’s second homicide of the year.

Just after 7 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to a home (55 Stirton Ave.) and to investigate an apparent stabbing.

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Once there, officers found the body of George Washington Burnett, who lived alone in the home.

Police say he was the “obvious victim of a homicide.”

No arrests have been made and police are asking anyone that may have seen anyone around Burnett’s home on Monday to call them.

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