THUNDER BAY — The four accused in the 2019 death of a 21-year-old man from Toronto whose body was located on the shoulder of a highway in Shuniah are expected to stand trial in late 2024.
Trial dates have been set for 26-year-old Kaveh Lozoomi-Garmroodi of Toronto, 30-year-old Hikomel Gary Joiles of Toronto, 44-year-old Stephan Richard Parr, and 34-year-old Amy Rose-Podnar, both of Thunder Bay.
The seven-week trial will begin on Sept. 3, 2024, with jury selection.
The charges relate to the death of 21-year-old Samatar Warsame of Toronto. Warsame’s body was located on the shoulder of Highway 527 just north of the Highway 11/17 junction on Jan. 13, 2019.
The case remained unsolved for more than 40 months until the Ontario Provincial Police arrested and charged the four accused with first-degree murder in May 2022.
The OPP said at the time of the arrests that the accused and Warsame had a ‘common interest.’
