Toronto police say a 36-year-old suspect has been charged in connection with the death of a man who was found in a burnt vehicle in the city’s east end earlier this month.
Police previously told Global News that emergency crews were called to a farm field in the area of Gordon Murison Lane and Steeles Avenue East at 6 a.m. on Aug. 14 for reports of a vehicle fire.
Officers and firefighters attended and extinguished the flames. It was later discovered that a man’s body was inside of the vehicle, police said.
Officers said the man’s death was determined to be a homicide. The victim was identified as 40-year-old Toronto resident Johann Persaud.
In a news release issued Monday, police said an arrest warrant was issued Friday for Toronto resident Dennis Singh.
In an update, police said he was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree murder.
Anyone with information on the investigation is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.