‘Person of interest’ in killing spree in southern Ontario cleared of wrongdoing

A second woman, who investigators initially believed might be linked to a suspect who was arrested in connection with a three-day killing spree in Toronto, Niagara Falls and Hamilton, has been cleared of any wrongdoing. 

Last week, police announced that they were looking to identify an unknown individual after 30-year-old Toronto woman Sabrina Kauldhar was charged with the deaths of three people–two of whom police believe were randomly targeted. 

A Niagara police spokesperson told INsauga.com that the unidentified woman, who was seen on CCTV footage on Oct. 1 at a Burlington Giant Tiger buying clothing that Kauldhar had in her possession at the time of her arrest, is no longer considered a person of interest in the case. 

“Detectives were attempting to identify the female as part of the ongoing investigation and were able to do so over the weekend,” Stephanie Sabourin, manager of corporate communications with the police service, told INsauga.com in an email. 

Sabourin said the woman is a delivery driver who is not connected to the murders and who is cooperating with investigators. 

“She is not facing charges,” Sabourin said. 

On Oct. 1, police were called to a home in the Keele Street and Dundas Street West area in Toronto and found a 60-year-old woman dead, with signs of “visible trauma.”

On Oct. 2, Niagara Falls man Lance Cunningham, 47, was killed while walking his dogs in John Allan Park and on Oct. 3, Hamilton Police were called to an apartment building at 209 McNab Street, where they found Mario Bilich, 77, suffering stab wounds. 

Paramedics rushed Bilich to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators linked the murders in Hamilton and Niagara Falls due to a matching suspect description, which they then connected to the Toronto case.

Niagara Police later arrested Sabrina Kauldhar in Burlington.

Police say the accused has been charged with first-degree murder in the Hamilton homicide and second-degree murder in the Toronto and Niagara investigations. Investigators believe Bilich and Cunningham were randomly targeted, while the Toronto victim was known to the suspect.

Police are asking anyone with any information or who might have seen the accused between Oct. 1 and her arrest on Oct. 3 at 5:45 p.m. in Burlington to come forward.