Oyebode Oyenuga. (Provided by the Windsor Police Service)Oyebode Oyenuga. (Provided by the Windsor Police Service)
Sarnia

Additional charges laid in homicide investigation

Another person has been charged in connection to the death of a 25-year-old Windsor man after his remains were found seven months ago on Walpole Island First Nation.

The body of Oyebode Oyenuga was found on March 17. He was reported missing a month prior to the discovery.

Lambton OPP said 20-year-old Zy'Shaun Lawrence of Kitchener was charged on October 15 with accessory after the fact to murder and indignity to a dead body. The arrest was made with help from OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) and Waterloo Regional Police.

To date, a 23-year-old Toronto resident, a 28-year-old Windsor resident, a 31-year-old from Windsor, and a 40-year-old Scarborough resident have been charged in connection to the death of Oyenuga. OPP said a fifth person was charged in connection to the investigation but further details were not immediately available.

Anyone with information in regards to the investigation is asked to contact Lambton County OPP Crime Unit at 519-882-1011 or 1-888-310-1122. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or sarnialambtoncrimestoppers.org.

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