Continuing an anomaly in the trend of homicide rates in Hamilton in 2014, Hamilton recorded its fourth murder, Richard Doucette. The Spec is reporting that the murder was in an apartment in the Barton and Mary St area (Ward 2) and Doucette was stabbed along with another female.
Four murders in two months extrapolates to 24 murders in one year, which is considerably higher than any other in any recent year in Hamilton. The first victim was shooting victim Marley Rowe, the second Margaret Elizabeth Steer was stabbed and the third was Ernie Sitter who was reported to have died of blunt force trauma.
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