Remains of as many as four dead infants discovered in Winnipeg storage locker

Police say the discovery of as many as four dead infants in a storage locker is “tragic beyond belief” but it was not yet clear Tuesday if the deaths were homicides. Const. Eric Hofley said concerned employees at the storage locker company in northwest Winnipeg called police Monday afternoon. Once inside, he said, officers found what appeared to be the remains of the babies. It’s not clear how the infants died, how old they were or even if they were full term, he said. But the victims appeared to be “very, very young” and could be newborns.

It was the state of the remains that drew the attention of the employees. The remains were in a state such as it’s not obvious yet exactly whether we are dealing with four separate remains or three. That will be determined at autopsy.

Const. Eric Hofley

The discovery is being investigated by the child abuse unit and the homicide detectives are being kept apprised of the investigation, Hofley said. Police were talking to a few people, but the remains don’t appear to be linked to any infants that have been reported missing, he added. “It’s suspicious. Until autopsies have been completed, whether it is found that someone has deliberately caused the death of one or all of these infants, that remains to be seen. It’s just too early in the investigation to say exactly what’s transpired here.” The U-Haul storage locker facility, which was cordoned off by police tape, was cleared Tuesday. Employees who were on the site declined to comment to reporters and directed inquiries to police. Razmin Mansoub, president of U-Haul Company of Central Canada, said the remains were found by employees.

U-Haul team members made a disturbing discovery when taking inventory of a delinquent storage locker on Monday. They immediately contacted law enforcement who believed the locker contained human remains.

Razmin Mansoub, president of U-Haul Company of Central Canada

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