A week after the body of London's fourth homicide victim of the year was found in a ravine near the Thames River, two men have been charged with assault.
Timothy Paul Carew, 48, of no fixed address, and Philip Scott Pearson, 34, of no fixed address, are charged with assaulting William MacPherson.
Carew was arrested Sunday and remains in police custody, while Pearson was arrested Friday.
According to police, the charges stem from information about an alleged fight investigators probing MacPherson's homicide received.
“Information about the alleged altercation is an investigative detail that we are not able to disclose at this time,” said Det. Sgt. Alex Krygsman in a statement Friday. “But we are appealing for the public’s help in locating Mr. Pearson and for any information related to Mr. MacPherson between approximately noon on Thursday, August 9th and 7:45 pm on Friday, August 10th.”
The 60-year-old City of London employee was last seen walking with four men west on Bathurst St. near Talbot St. shortly after 12:00 pm on August 9. He was wearing blue shorts and no shirt at that time. His body was found near the Thames River in the area of Wortley Rd. and Stanley St. around 7:45pm August 10.
While an autopsy determined MacPherson's death was a homicide, the exact cause of death remains under investigation, said police.
Anyone who has information about the homicide or the whereabouts of Pearson is asked to call police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
