Man charged with murder after two bodies found

The mystery surrounding the deaths of two people found in a home in northern Huron County was no clearer Friday, even after a Wingham man was charged with their deaths.

The grisly discovery was made after police were called to the address in Morris-Turnberry. Two adults were found dead, an injured woman was taken to hospital, where she was treated and released and a man was arrested at the address.

Huron OPP said Friday Kevin Carter, 56, of Wingham, appeared briefly in court in Goderich a day earlier, charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

Carter remains in custody and is due back in court Tuesday. Nothing can be released about the people who died, under a court-ordered publication ban on the names or any information that could identify the victims. No explanation was given for why the ban was sought or imposed. In the normal course of courthouse business, a ban can be ordered immediately by a court official if there are allegations of sexual misconduct related to the case.

The investigation into what happened at the home on C Line Road near Brussels Line, not far from Bluevale, is being headed by the Huron County OPP crime unit under the direction of Det. Insp. Randy Wright.

The road leading to the home remained closed Friday while the investigation continued. Meanwhile, the area community is abuzz with concern, even though police have said it was an “isolated situation.” Neighbour David Salter, 71, said a retired couple lived on the property in a new home they shared with their adult daughter.

“They kept to themselves,” he said. “They lived there for years.” They had lived in “an old trailer that should have been condemned before they built the new house,” he said.

The father had some heart issues, Salter said.

The area has very little traffic and neighbours live far apart, Salter said. So, it was unusual on Thursday morning when his dog, a twoyear-old Australian shepherd mix he named Donald Trump, starting barking at 2:30 a.m.

“I don’t know if the dog heard shots or commotion because he doesn’t go outside at 2:30. He stays in all night,” he said.

“I thought it was strange and I didn’t know what his problem was. I looked outside and I didn’t see nothing,” Salter said.

The next morning, he saw police at the road.

“When I went around the corner, I was shocked to see the police and the roadblocks. I said, ‘What the hell is going on?’”

Salter said he was told there had been “a shooting.”

When I went aroundthe corner, I was shocked to see the police and the roadblocks. I said, ‘What the hell is going on?’