A Sydney, N.S. man has been identified as the victim of a homicide first reported Tuesday.
Cape Breton Police say they were called to a report of a deceased person at a Prince Street address at approximately 11 a.m. When they arrived, they found the body of a man in his 50s in his apartment.
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In a news release Wednesday, police identified the man as 54-year-old James David Matthews.
The death was suspicious in nature and police say it is still being treated as a homicide.
The investigation is ongoing.