Body of Israeli citizen, 29, found in suitcase in Canada

[cory777]

By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service


Canada 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.

[vadawg]

1. wierd and kinda funny like a bad movie of the week on lifetime...

[Behind the Aegis]

2. Israeli family stunned by murder

Sunday was supposed to be a day of celebration for Eran Allon’s family.

Together, they had planned to travel the short distance from their suburban home in Petah Tikva, Israel to the airport in nearby Tel Aviv. Allon, their 29-year-old son and brother, was coming home.

On Monday, instead of holding a joyous homecoming, Allon’s family were planning his funeral. The well-known hairdresser and prominent member of the gay community in his hometown was found dead Thursday in Montreal. A passerby found his body stuffed inside a suitcase on a street corner in the city’s downtown core.

Several hours later, Ottawa police got a call from a man who wanted to turn himself in. Michael-Andrew Garreau, 33, was picked up and handed off to Montreal police, who interrogated him before charging him Saturday afternoon with second-degree murder. Police have said Garreau, who lives in Ottawa, confessed to the crime while being interviewed by investigators.

Allon’s family members were shocked by news of his death, but understood the romantic relationship between him and Garreau, once considered “loving” by friends of the couple, had recently turned rocky.

The couple had been living in Israel for some time before recently moving to Canada, family members said.

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[AlienGirl]

5. "Rocky" is an understatement...shocking and tragic.

[Behind the Aegis]

7. Yes, it is.

It leaves me as non-plussed as, well, this OP.

PS...miss you!

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Link?

[AlienGirl]

4. See the post just above yours.

[Behind the Aegis]

6. This work for you?

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtVty.jhtml?sw=Canada&itemNo=1143141