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OPP increasing presence in Cramahe Township for homicide investigation

Northumberland County OPP continue to investigate a homicide at a County Rd. 2 property near Colborne after a body was found on May 19. Global News Peterborough file

Northumberland OPP say the investigation into the murder of a Cramahe Township man in May continues.

On May 19, OPP and paramedics located a man without vital signs inside an outbuilding on a residential property on County Road 2, just east of the town of Colborne.

Read more: Discovery of man’s body in Northumberland County now being investigated as homicide: OPP

Police say the man had “obvious signs of trauma.” OPP initially treated the discovery as a suspicious death but a week later declared the death is being treated as a homicide.

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The victim was later identified as Boyd Woods, 72, of Cramahe Township.

No other details have been provided, including the cause of death.

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OPP on Wednesday said that the investigation is ongoing and that the public can expect to see a “continued increase” in the presence of OPP personnel and vehicles in the area.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the Northumberland OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- 8477 (TIPS) or submitted online.

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