Police say ‘serious assault’ at Brantford, Ont. home now a homicide after victim dies in hospital

Brantford police say they are now investigating a homicide after the victim of an assault near Market and Nelson streets succumbed to injuries in hospital.

Investigators say the 68-year-old was located around 8:30 a.m. at a residence on Sunday suffering injuries from a “serious assault” and sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

That man has now died as a result of the injuries, according to police.

The incident is connected with another assault that same morning at a home on Morton Avenue between Wayne Gretzky Parkway and North Park Street.

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The second victim, 25, was located in that incident around 9:30 a.m. suffering non-life-threatening injuries.

The accused, a 35-year-old man, is currently facing an attempted murder charge in the Market and Nelson assault.

Brantford police spokesperson Robin Matthews-Osmond told Global News that an upgrade to a murder charge is still pending further investigation.

The suspect has also been charged with forcible confinement and assault in the incident on Morton Avenue, according to Matthews-Osmond.

Both matters are still under investigation.

Anyone with information can reach out to Brantford police or Crime Stoppers.

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