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Police arrest male suspect in relation to Beech Street death

Update: Police have arrested a male suspect for assault and assault causing bodily harm, in relation to the body discovered in a rooming home on Beech Street. Charges are pending.
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Greater Sudbury Police cordoned off a rooming home on Beech Street, in downtown Sudbury, after a tenant discovered a lifeless body in the first unit Friday morning. Photo by Jonathan Migneault.
Update:

Police have arrested a male suspect for assault and assault causing bodily harm, in relation to the body discovered in a rooming home on Beech Street.

Charges are pending.

The criminal investigation division and forensic identification unit continue to investigate the case.

Original story:

Two tenants at a Beech Street rooming house in downtown Sudbury said they believe foul play was involved in the death of a fellow tenant, whose body was discovered Friday morning.

Police had the 14-unit building cordoned off Saturday evening with a forensics unit van parked near the premises.

While officers at the scene could not comment on the case, Greater Sudbury Police Staff Sgt. Valerie Tiplady confirmed the criminal investigations division was investigating the death.

A female tenant from the building, who asked not to be identified by name, said she knew the man who was found dead Friday only as “Gary.”

She said “Gary” was in his mid 50s to early 60s, was tall, frail, had blue eyes, and struggled with alcohol addiction.

The female tenant said “Gary” was a kind man. She and her boyfriend saw him every morning having a cigarette outside the building.

She said “Gary” was too trusting, and often welcomed homeless people, drug addicts and other alcoholics into his unit.

The female tenant said “Gary” reportedly had a bruise on his head when another tenant, who visited him every morning for coffee, found his body Friday.

“We were all in shock because we were all friends,” she said.

NorthernLife.ca will have more on this story as it develops.