Human remains discovered in Haldimand County on Thursday are connected to a recent homicide in Simcoe, police say.

According to a news release from Norfolk OPP, investigators found the remains around 6 p.m. in a wooded area off Highway 6, west of Caledonia.

Police say an autopsy was scheduled for Friday to confirm the identity of the deceased and the cause of death.

Robert Sykes, 49, of Simcoe has been missing since Oct. 4, the day before 71-year-old Barbara Morgan was found dead inside her house on Head Street South in Simcoe.

Morgan’s death was ruled a homicide.

Her son, Justin Morgan, was arrested five days later and is charged with second-degree murder. He remains in police custody pending a bail hearing.

Neighbours told The Spectator Sykes lived in the basement of Barba

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