{"id":620657,"date":"2026-04-22T08:32:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/620657\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:32:37","slug":"police-name-ottawas-christo-allison-richards-as-perth-homicide-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/620657\/","title":{"rendered":"Police name Ottawa’s Christo Allison Richards as Perth homicide victim"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ontario Provincial Police have identified 34-year-old Christo Allison Richards from Ottawa as the man found fatally injured in Perth’s Last Duel Park earlier this month. They did not announce any suspects or arrests.<\/p>\n

Victim found fatally injured in Last Duel Park on April 11<\/p>\n

CBC News \u00b7 Posted: Apr 21, 2026 10:40 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 21<\/p>\n

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\"OPPOntario Provincial Police were called to Last Duel Park in Perth, Ont., on April 11 where they found a man they’ve now identified as Christo Allison Richards suffering from life-threatening injuries. (Mathieu Deroy\/CBC)<\/p>\n

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have identified 34-year-old Christo Allison Richards from Ottawa as the man found fatally injured in Perth’s Last Duel Park earlier this month. <\/p>\n

The victim was found with life-threatening injuries in the eastern Ontario park on April 11 and later died in hospital, police said.<\/p>\n

His death was first considered suspicious, according to police, who then said they believed it was a targeted killing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

OPP said last week they were having trouble reaching his friends and family.<\/p>\n

There was no update Tuesday on any suspects or arrests. A number of OPP teams are involved in the investigation, along with the provincial coroner and forensic pathology offices.<\/p>\n

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