{"id":806622,"date":"2026-07-16T23:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/806622\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T23:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T23:02:10","slug":"brampton-man-murdered-body-dumped-in-hamilton-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/806622\/","title":{"rendered":"Brampton man murdered, body dumped in Hamilton: police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hamilton police say 29-year-old Taranpreet Singh Sidhu was killed before his body was relocated to Stoney Creek. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The body of a man found in Stoney Creek, Ont., on Wednesday has been identified as belonging to a Brampton man, and his death has been deemed a homicide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Hamilton police provided the update <a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpolice.on.ca\/news\/hamilton-police-identify-homicide-victim-and-appeal-for-public-assistance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/hamiltonpolice.on.ca\/news\/hamilton-police-identify-homicide-victim-and-appeal-for-public-assistance\/\">on Thursday in a news release.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police said 29-year-old Taranpreet Singh Sidhu was found Wednesday morning in a culvert near the north end of Fruitland Road, near Harbour Drive. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784242929_30_U6B5DUSYFVD4HFC2X3ZIJISE34.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>29-year-old Taranpreet Singh Sidhu Taranpreet Singh Sidhu, 29, was murdered and his body was dumped in Stoney Creek, police say. (Hamilton Police Service) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Det. Sgt. Robert Dillani told reporters during a news conference later that day that a civilian found Sidhu on some rocks, partially submerged in shallow water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Sidhu was shortly pronounced dead at the scene. According to police, the 29-year-old immigrated to Canada from India in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He lived in Brampton and Halifax and worked as a truck driver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Initially, police said Sidhu\u2019s death was being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cp24.com\/local\/hamilton\/2026\/07\/15\/homicide-unit-investigating-after-dead-body-discovered-in-stoney-creek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cp24.com\/local\/hamilton\/2026\/07\/15\/homicide-unit-investigating-after-dead-body-discovered-in-stoney-creek\/\">treated as suspicious<\/a>. On Thursday, following an autopsy, investigators confirmed that Sidhu was murdered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The cause of his death is not being released as the investigation is ongoing, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">They reiterated that homicide investigators \u201care confident Mr. Sidhu was not killed in the area where he was found.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cDetectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/XZGD42HVGZF3ZFZSGGVY4QBEJQ.jpeg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Body found Stoney Creek July 15 A homicide investigation is underway after an unresponsive person who found in a culvert near the north end of Fruitland Road, near Harbour Drive, in Stoney Creek on July 15. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Investigators said they have canvassed the areas for video evidence and talked to witnesses to establish a timeline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWhile detectives continue to pursue all investigative avenues, they are not prepared to release information regarding the vehicle believed to have been used to transport Mr. Sidhu,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">They are asking anyone who had contact with the victim or knew his movements leading up to his death to contact homicide investigators or Crime Stoppers anonymously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">With files from CP24.com journalist Joanna Lavoie<\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hamilton police say 29-year-old Taranpreet Singh Sidhu was killed before his body was relocated to Stoney Creek. 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