Death of bloodied man found in car not homicide

Hamilton police say the death of a 51-year-old man whose bloodied body was found in an idling car over the weekend was not criminal.

Autopsy results have led police to believe it wasn’t a homicide, and that there was nothing criminal in his death, said Staff Sergeant Ian Matthews.

More information is expected later this afternoon.

The man was found in a Red Ford Mustang at 4:40 a.m. Sunday, after neighbours complained about an idling car on Tisdale Street South.

Neighbours told police he had blood on his face.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by a coroner.

Police believe the same car had been the subject of a complaint around 2:30 a.m. about a middle-aged man seen staggering along the sidewalk on Steven Street, before getting into a red Ford Mustang.

The neighbours said the man had blood on his face and drove away southbound on Steven Street. He was gone when police arrived.