Body of Israeli citizen, 29, found in suitcase in Canada
Foreign Ministry confirms Montreal victim is Israeli man; police probe partner for alleged murder.
By Barak Ravid Tags: Israel newsCanada police on Saturday found the body of an Israeli man, 29, inside a suitcase in Montreal after a passerby noticed a foot sticking out of the case which had been left outside in the snow.
Several hours after the discovery a 33-year-old Ottawa man, who claimed to be the victim's partner, turned himself in to the police and said that he had allegedly murdered the man.
The suspect is scheduled to be charged with second-degree murder in connection with the bizarre homicide, police said.
"He called us and we went to pick him up," said Ottawa police Constable Alain Boucher when asked how that police force came to arrest the 33-year-old in a homicide being investigated about 180 kilometres east of nation's capital.
The homicide victim's name was not released but Israel's foreign Ministry confirmed that the Canadian police had contacted them to inform them of the incident. "We are in contact with the Israeli citizen's family, who has been living in Canada for a relatively long time," the Foreign Ministry said in response to the reports.
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If this had been a woman victim, this would have been written as a case of abuse of women. There would be white ribbon rallies protesting that men hurt women. The only thing that I expect to see more in the press if for the Canadian Jewish press to label this increase of anti-Semitism, even if the partner is Jewish. Jews who criticize actions like Gaza destruction are routinely called anti-Semitic Jews. Mark my words!
A body in a suitcase...and the shoe is off?? A gay partner for a long time kills his lover and puts the body in a suitcase? Serial psychokillers or maffia murderers can do this, not love crimes. Too strange to make sense
suspect: "i allegedly murdered the man." nice one.
Sounds like a gay lover "his partner" got jealous or something? Israelis always make the news somewhere around the world.
The murderer and the victim have been living together in a gay relationship for a long time.