Suspicious death of elderly Cape Breton man now being treated as a homicide

Cape Breton Regional Police say the suspicious death of an elderly man in March is now being treated as a homicide.

Police were called to a home on Terrace Street in Sydney the evening of March 22.

Officers found the body of an 80-year-old man inside the home.

The medical examiner’s office has confirmed the man was the victim of a homicide. He has been identified as Douglas MacLeod Barrett.

Police say they don’t believe the incident was a random act and that the people involved were known to one another.

No arrests have been made.

Cape Breton Regional Police are asking anyone with information about the case or to contact them.

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  Cape Breton Regional Police investigate a suspicious death at a residence on Terrace St. in Sydney in March 2019.