Peel Police Make an Arrest in 25th Homicide of 2018

Region of Peel – Investigators from the Peel Regional Police Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau are investigating the 25^th Homicide of 2018, which has claimed the life of a 14 year-old boy of Mississauga.

On Friday, December 7, 2018 at 7:58 a.m. police received a call for a deceased 14 year-old boy located in a park in the area of Lewisham Drive and Truscott Drive in Mississauga.  

On Friday, December 7, 2018 Nicholas Mahabir, a 20 year-old man from Mississauga, was arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder. Mahabir will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on December 8, 2018 for a bail hearing.

The investigation continues and investigators continue to believe this is an isolated incident.

Investigators are appealing for witnesses, video surveillance or anyone who may have information concerning this investigation to contact Peel Regional Police Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau at (905) 453-2121 Ext 3205. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca

For media inquiries, please contact the on-duty Media Relations Officer at (905) 453-2121, ext. 4027. 

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NR:     18-444.1

Inc:      18-0459558

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