Suspicious Death Confirmed As Homicide

by Bobby NockMay 22, 2019May 22, 2019

Regional Police say a suspicious death in Sydney in March is now being investigated as a homicide.

80 year-old Douglas MacLeod Barrett was found dead at a home on Terrace Street on March 22^nd, and police say the medical examiner has confirmed the death was a homicide.

They also say they don’t think the killing was a random act, and they believe those involved know each other.

Anyone with information on the case is being asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.

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