Victim of Markham, Ont., homicide identified as Mohammad Mehdi Amin Sadeghieh

MARKHAM, Ont. — Police north of Toronto have identified the victim of a recent homicide as 58-year-old Mohammad Mehdi Amin Sadeghieh.

York Regional Police say they’re still looking for witnesses in what they call a suspicious death. 

Officers were called to a home in Markham, Ont., on Wednesday afternoon, where they found a man in his 50s dead.

They’re appealing for any information related to the case, particularly the whereabouts of a vehicle described as a black, 2015 Honda CRV with the Ontario licence plate BNEV917.

They’re also asking anyone with security footage that might have captured something suspicious to come forward. 

Police have not identified a motive behind the killing, but several people who knew the victim say he was a passionate advocate for human rights in Iran.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 23, 2020.

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