Wilno suspect named, linked to three murders
Arrested man used to date two of the three women found dead, his brother said
PEMBROKE, ONT.— The family of a man charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of three women in eastern Ontario has identified the suspect as 57-year-old Basil Borutski.
The suspect’s brother, Will Borutski, says he and the rest of the family is shocked and in mourning for the three victims who all died Tuesday in separate incidents.
“Right now, my heart just goes out to the families . . . all our brothers and sisters, our hearts go out to all the victims,” a weary-sounding Will Borutski told The Canadian Press in an interview.
“We’re all just in disbelief. Right now the only ones we’re thinking about is the victims. The children, the families, the friends.”
Two of the victims used to date his brother, said Borutski.
He said his brother was arrested following the massive manhunt in eastern Ontario.
Police have identified three women slain in related incidents that triggered a manhunt for a suspected gunman and placed parts of eastern Ontario under lockdown.
The first death was discovered at a home in Wilno, Ont., about 130 kilometres west of Ottawa, shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Ontario Provincial Police said in a media release.
They identified the victim as 36year-old Anastasia Kuzyk and said that information they found at the home led them to another crime scene at a nearby property.
There, they said they found the body of Natalie Warmardam, 48, of Bonnechere Valley, Ont.
Later that morning, police in Bancroft, Ont., discovered the body of 66-year-old Carol Culleton of North Gower, Ont. Police did not release the cause of death or indicate if the victims were known to one another.
Businesses and schools in and around Wilno were placed under lockdown as police hunted for a suspect in the slayings.
The chase, which involved officers with both the Ottawa and provincial police, culminated in the arrest of a 57-year-old man whose name has not yet been officially released.
The three slayings left Wilno-area residents in shock.
“This is slaughter,” Carl Bromwich, a councillor for the township said of the three deaths.