More human remains were found near the Leaside home linked to alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur, police said Thursday morning.Toronto police homicide Det. Hank Idsinga told reporters that canine units identified several locations near the Mallory Cres. home a few weeks ago that needed more investigation, prompting more excavation at the site Wednesday.Unlike previous investigations, which looked into the property’s planters, police instead focused on the ravine behind the home near Bayview and Moore Aves.Idsinga declined to say whether the remains are of victims who were previously identified or new victims, pending a report from the Ontario coroner’s office.READ MORE:‘Items of interest’ found at Leaside propertyToronto police worked with Ontario Forensic Pathology Services, Durham Region police and the Ontario Provincial Police on the excavation of the ravine.“We are prioritizing areas that give us the strongest indications with canine units,” Idsinga said in an update Thursday morning. “The excavation continues, and we anticipate being here for, at least until next week.”Police allowed media to go down to the excavation site at the ravine behind the home as part of their update.Police returned to the north Toronto property Wednesday where McArthur has done some landscaping work, and where investigators had earlier this year found human remains in planters.Those remains have since been identified as those of seven men McArthur is alleged to have killed; the body of the eighth alleged victim, Majeed Kayhan, has not been found.McArthur, who was arrested in January, currently faces eight counts of first-degree murder, and is scheduled to appear in court later this month.Several “items of interest” were found Wednesday on the property, which were subsequently transported to the Ontario coroner’s office.Karen Fraser, who owns the property with Ron Smith, said earlier that it’s terrible news t ...
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