Police have laid a sixth murder charge against Bruce McArthur in a series of disappearances around Toronto’s gay village.McArthur, 66, was expected to appear in a Toronto court on Friday, charged with first-degree murder in the disappearance of Skandaraj “Skanda” Navaratnam.Navaratnam was last seen on Sept. 5, 2010, in the Church St./Carleton St. area.McArthur had earlier been charged with five counts of first-degree murder in the cases of Andrew Kinsman, Selim Esen, Majeed Kayhan, Soroush Mahmudi and Dean Lisowick.Police have described the disappearances as the work of a serial killer.On Feb. 8, police confirmed that the remains of at least six people had been recovered at a home on Mallory Cres. where McArthur did landscaping work. One of the victims was identified as Kinsman.Det.-Sgt. Hank Idsinga told a news conference Friday morning that investigators have now identified two other sets of remains found at the Mallory home as those of Navaratnam and Mahmudi.Navaratnam’s disappearance was originally investigated as part of Project Houston, an 18-month police task force looking for him and two other men who went missing between 2010 and 2012: Kayhan, 58, and Abdulbasir Faizi, 42.Related stories:Anguished family of man missing since 2010 watch news of murders from afarSome of the Gay Village murder victims were allegedly killed at Bruce McArthur’s apartment, CTV report saysWith remains of six victims found in Bruce McArthur case, police anticipate more chargesPolice to wrap up search for alleged serial killer victims at Leaside home
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